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.
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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?
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I loved Tightwad Gazette also. It changed my whole thinking about how life should be. It is amazing how many people love it.
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Oh and you need to check out Larry Burket stuff–they are quite motivational too–I especially liked
Debt Free Living
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I’m definitely going to look for these in my local library. Thanks for the advice!
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