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Old 03-06-2007, 01:10 PM   #1
Question Favorite Book on Finance
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What is your all time favorite book on finance (saving & investing not frugal living).

I've read a lot of them over the years but I have to say The Automatic Millionaire by David Bach was probably the most life changing for me.

http://www.amazon.com/Automatic-Mill...3204507&sr=1-1

What is your favorite book on finance?
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Old 03-06-2007, 01:15 PM   #2
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Automatic millionaire was good and he has one about home ownership too, that is good.
I also like all Suze Orman books, her advice is good too.
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I like the books by Mary Hunt especially Debt Proof Living.
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I loved Dave Ramsey's Total Money Makeover.
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I'm reading The Richest Man in Babylon right now. It's pretty good. I'm only half way thru it, but it gives some good advice, that apparently has been around since ancient times. Good (or bad) to know somethings never change.
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Dave Ramsey Total Money Makeover spoke volumes to me!!! Also David Bach Smart Couples Finish Rich was a good one.

Suze Orman is awesome too, but I haven't read any of her books (yet) I've been on her website (a lot) and watched her show.
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Among those not mentioned, I like:
Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki
The Millionaire Next Door by ??
Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
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I like Rich Dad, Poor Dad too. My favorite though is Cents and Sensibility by Bethany and Scott Palmer. It is a book for couples, but I haven't gotten dh to read it yet. I also just read The Young Couples Guide to Growing Rich Together by Jill Gianola, it had really good advice on investing.
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I also read the Richest Man in Babylon. I have to be honest, I thought it was good but mostly common sense. I'm interested in some of these other titles, though. Will check them out on Amazon - thanks for the ideas!
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I have read Dave Ramsey & Suze Orman books but I think my favorites are Mary Hunt's "Debt-proof Living" and "All Your Worth, the ultimate lifetime money plan" by Elizabeth Warren & Amelia Warren Tyagi. Thanks for the suggestions on the other books...I'll check them out.
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