75 Must-Read Books On Personal Finance

There I was.  21 years old.  $24,000 in debt.

I thought it was normal.  I thought everyone had car payments.  I thought debt was the only way of life.

The American way.

I also couldn’t sleep at night, because I was so stressed.  I had no plan for an emergency, other than to go into more credit card debt.  That’s when I got angry.  A good motivating, driving anger.  An anger that ultimately lead me and my family out of debt.

I realized that debt was controlling our life.  And I wanted to be in control.  So, I started reading.  I read every finance book I could find.  Less than 2 years later, a few things happened:

  • We were completely free of consumer debt
  • We owned a large piece of land that we paid cash for
  • We owned an income rental property
  • We were building wealth for retirement
  • Things changed…but what really changed things for us?  Books.  The books I read are what not only pulled us out of debt, but also started us on the road to a fully funded retirement.  I made the decision to become financially literate.

    “Those who don’t read good books have no advantage over those who can’t.” -Mark Twain

    It’s amazing what the right book, at the right time, can do for you.

    So I created this reading list.  To help you do the same thing I did.  Learn how to get out of debt, spend wisely and invest intelligently.  These books aren’t in any specific order, because it really depends on what you need to read right now.  I could rank them and talk about how a certain book changed my life, but it could be a different book that changes your life.

    Scroll through the list and find what fits your needs at this moment in your life.

    Getting Out of Debt

  • The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey
  • Rapid Debt Reduction Strategies by John Avanzini
  • The Richest Man in Babylon by George Clason
  • Maxed Out: Hard Times in the Age of Easy Credit by James Scurlock
  • Zero Debt: The Ultimate Guide To Financial Freedom by Lynnette Khalfani-Cox
  • Debt Free for Life by David Bach
  • Negotiate and Settle Your Debts by Mandy Akridge
  • How to Get Out of Debt, Stay Out of Debt, and Live Prosperously by Jerrold Mundis
  • Debt Free: How to Manage Your Money and Get Out of Debt on Any Income by Julianne Peyo
  • Debt is Slavery: and 9 Other Things I Wish My Dad Had Taught Me About Money by Michael Mihalik
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    Author: Travis Esquivel

    Travis Esquivel is an engineer, passionate soccer player and full-time dad. He enjoys writing about innovation and technology from time to time.

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