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Books To Help You Get Rich
We all have blocks around money. These resources can help.
Money, money, money
Does even thinking about it make you cringe, feel shame or fear? As it comes to the end of the financial year, are your figures ready for your tax return? Or do you have a drawer stuffed full of receipts that you’re aiming to deal with soon (ie days before the deadline)?
If so, you’re not alone. There is too much mystery around it, too much emotion that doesn’t belong there. Money is tied up with our childhoods, with power, shame and our sense of self-worth. And it’s messy in there! But money doesn’t need to be scary, mysterious
If you’re interested in going deeper, here are some resources I’ve found useful.
Saving, investing, handling money: the basics.
Rich Dad, Poor Dad — Robert T Kiyosaki. A personal finance classic that explains why we need to invest, as well as earn. This is one to get from a library: you can easily digest its message in one reading.
The Automatic Millionaire — David Bach. Another classic. Basic stuff about saving and setting up systems, but it helped me a lot when I knew nothing about finance at all.
Money: A Users Guide — Laura Whateley. Straightforward advice for beginners, written by a British journalist. Jargon-free advice on how to rent, how a mortgage works, what to do about debt, tax-free savings vehicles such as ISAs, and basic investing. Great if you know nothing at all, and want it laid out clearly in one place. But as you act on it, also check online resources such as Martin’s Money Saving Expert: parts of this are already out of date, the curse of trying to give current financial guidance in book form.
I Will Teach You To Be Rich — Ramit Sethi. Like many finance books, this an American book republished in the UK with a few cursory changes to make it (sort of) work for a British readership. However, it’s the one that really got through to my son in his late teens/early twenties, and got him saving as well as spending…
