When my husband I decided to become debt free, one of the first things I did was check out every personal finance, frugal living, and get out of debt book I could find at our library. Financial books and the bible were the only books I read that summer. There were many great books out there, and a few really bad ones. I did find that in most books I didn’t agree with every idea the authors were promoting, but I could glean something from almost every book.
Here is a list of the books I found particularly helpful:
- The The Complete Tightwad Gazette
by- Amy Dacyczyn This was probably the best book I read on thrifty habits. Sometimes she is a little extreme but there are so many great ideas in this book. I liked it so much I asked for it for Christmas.
- The Millionaire Next Door
by- Thomas J. Stanley and William D. Danko
- Miserly Moms: Living on One Income in a Two-Income Economy
by- Jonni McCoy
- The Complete Cheapskate
by – Mary Hunt
- The Automatic Millionaire
by – David Bach
- America’s Cheapest Family Gets You Right on the Money
by- Steve Economides and Annette Economides
- And of course all the Dave Ramsey
books
The best thing about it was that it didn’t cost me a penny.
Those books are good but the one that kicked it off for me was Free and Clear by Howard Dayton. What do you think of his book?
I loved Tightwad Gazette also. It changed my whole thinking about how life should be. It is amazing how many people love it.
Oh and you need to check out Larry Burket stuff–they are quite motivational too–I especially liked
Debt Free Living
I’m definitely going to look for these in my local library. Thanks for the advice!