If you ask yourself what are the best books to read about money, then you have come to the right place.

I like personal finance area, so today I just wanted shared my personal finance library to help my readers on how to approach to topics like cut expenses,  avoid debt, maximize your wages, and so on. It is also my personal goal for this year read as many as possible educational book. I still feel I have a lot to learn about PF but hope to achieve this goal in less time possible.

Note: I have not been reading all these classic books that I have listed below. I managed to find most of them in the library where usually I’ll go to write every post of this blog.

Basic Personal Finance

This set of books deals specifically with finance. They offer in particular advices about saving, investing, and how getting out of debt.

The Millionaire Next Door by Stanley and Danko - This ebook cover any aspect of both saving money and earning money, and introduces several key concepts, including degrees of wealth accumulation. The authors interview a pool of millionaires, and discovers they have in common that live below their means.

Your Money or Your Life by Dominguez and Robin – The concept behind the ebook is very simple “time is money”. The author encourage readers to cut expenses, sort out priorities, then to seek passive income in pursuit of financial independence.

The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey - If you are struggling with debt, there is no better starting place than this book. Ramsey story is incredible. He lost $4 million  to bankruptcy. He made this fortune in his mid-twenties, and after lost all his money now he runs a personal finance empire. He takes a lot of criticism for his support of the Debt Snowball, which he describes in detail here. Ramsey’s advice is permeated with his Christianity, but there’s no need to be religious to follow all his tips.

Frugality

Saving money is very important if you want to make money. These books focusing many aspect on how do to cut spent and give you the right advices to achieve this goal in the less time possible.

Wealth on Minimal Wage by James Steamer - This volume is ideal for young adult just starting in life. It offers lots of ideas on how to live a frugal lifestyle. You learn in particular how avoid debt, maximize your wages,  save on insurance and utilities and generally live a frugal lifestyle.

How to Live Well Without Owning a Car by Chris Balish - Balish begins by explaining how to survive without one car, and why you’re better off not owning a car — financially, ecologically, and socially. The rest of the book focusing reader attention by giving useful advices about mass transit, walking, bicycling, and more.

This book has a narrow focus. But if you’re in its target audience, it’s worth a read.

The Complete Tightwad Gazette by Amy Dacyczyn – I’ve never read it, but it’s near the top of my list of books to borrow from the library.

Kids and Money

These books discussing many aspects of investing. The books I listed below are user-friendly, and give you a basic knowledge about this topic.

What Color is Your Piggy Bank? by Adelia Cellini Linecker - This little ebook is ideal for kids from 10-14 who are beginning to show an interest in entrepreneurship.

Linecker covers how to manage money, the world of jobs, setting up shop. I wish to provide a complete review of the book as soon as possible.

You Call the Shots by Cameron Johnson - This is a new book written by a young entrepreneur which should be required reading for any young adult showing an interest in entrepreneurship.

Living Simply with Children by Marie Sherlock - Sherlock offers tips for how to raise children that aren’t part of the consumerist culture. She encourages strong family ties as a counter to the relentless purchase to acquire “stuff”. There’s some great advice here.