Category Archives for Key Books

The Overspent American – A Key Book for Financial Independence

The Overspent American

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 American People use spending to establish their social […]

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Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds – A Key Book for Financial Freedom

extraordinary popular delusions and the madness of crowds

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 […]

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Your Money Or Your Life – The Book To Read If You Are Serious About Early Retirement

Your Money Or Your Life - A Key Book On Your Route to Financial Independence

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 […]

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A Random Walk Down Wall Street – A Key Book For Financial Freedom

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

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The Millionaire Next Door – Learn How America’s Wealthy Actually Live

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 […]

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Key Books For Financial Freedom

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 Life A Random Walk Down Wall Street The Millionaire Next Door The Overspent American Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds These can be read in any order.  Just start with the […]

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