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The Overspent American – A Key Book for Financial Independence
Juliet Schor’s The Overspent American was one of the five books that put me on a vector towards financial independence. I read the book in my early twenties, and the material helped unhook me from the unconscious spending patterns of modern society.Key Ideas From The Overspent AmericanPeople use spending to establish their social position–to send […]
continue reading....Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds – A Key Book for Financial Freedom
A crucial skill as one works towards financial independence is identifying and avoiding speculative bubbles. Spotting bubbles is not as easy as one might imagine, but here are a couple of indicators I have noticed over the years:Massive hype around an emerging technology that is reshaping society. Yes, the changes wrought by such a technology […]
continue reading....Your Money Or Your Life – The Book To Read If You Are Serious About Early Retirement
If I had to reduce the key books to two books instead of five, I’d pick A Random Walk Down Wall Street and today’s book, Your Money Or Your Life, by Joe Dominguez and Vicki Robin. Like A Random Walk Down Wall Street, YMOYL is not an easy book to summarize. It’s packed with different perspectives […]
continue reading....A Random Walk Down Wall Street – A Key Book For Financial Freedom
Burton G. Malkiel’s A Random Walk Down Wall Street is another key book for anyone interested in investing and financial independence. First published in 1973, Malkiel’s classic has emerged as
continue reading....The Millionaire Next Door – Learn How America’s Wealthy Actually Live
The Millionaire Next Door is a phenomenal book that explodes myths about how wealth is acquired and how wealth is preserved. Authors Thomas J. Stanley and William D. Danko developed a significant set of original data (through surveys and interviews) with American Millionaires. Through this research, the authors identified seven common factors common to many millionaires.The […]
continue reading....Key Books For Financial Freedom
Following are the five core books that I read in my early twenties that launched me towards financial independence.Your Money or Your LifeA Random Walk Down Wall StreetThe Millionaire Next DoorThe Overspent AmericanPopular Delusions and the Madness of CrowdsThese can be read in any order. Just start with the one that most interests you.
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