4 books that changed my relationship with money

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Here’s what: Books I’m currently obsessed with

I’m a book lover. I read no fewer than three books at a time. Typically, one is fiction and the other two are non-fiction.

Picking up a non-fiction book is one of the most inexpensive ways to download a ton of information on a particular topic in your head. And there is no shortage of books on my absolute favorite topic, personal finance.

I’ve read dozens of books about money, and many of them have helped teach me the basics – how to save, invest, and budget. But today I want to share with you four books that gave me a whole new understanding of my relationship with money. Here are my current obsessions:

• Brian Portnoy’s The Geometry of Wealth is full of insights that inspire me to think about how I can use money to create my ideal life. He brings lessons from other disciplines – history, neuroscience and philosophy – to illustrate how everything in life is related to money and how we can use that to our advantage.
• Morgan Housel’s The Psychology of Money challenged me to think about how we behave as investors, savers, and earners. He takes what we believe to be true about money and turns it around. I’m always ready for new perspectives.
• We Should All Be Millionaires by Rachel Rodgers is a new book that was published this past spring that captivated me from the introduction. Rodgers’ financial ambition is contagious, and her ideas are imaginative and totally doable. This book reminded me never to sell myself short.
• Ramit Sethi’s “I Will Teach You To Be Rich” has been a favorite for years. It was first published in 2009 and updated a decade later. In addition to some really helpful beginner investing and money management advice, Sethi introduces the concept of how to build a “wealthy life” and how to identify and overcome your money problems. It’s always relevant.

Happy reading!

—Tanza Loudenback, Personal Finance Insider correspondent and certified financial planner

PS My time at Insider is coming to an end – it’s been a pleasure to share my thoughts on money with you over the past year. Going forward, Personal Finance Insider’s senior editor Stephanie Hallett will be writing this newsletter.

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