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Money, Money, Money
pooks | Jan 2 2007
What books on finance do you recommend? Or saving? Or spending smart? Let's talk money. I downloaded Suze Orman's "Courage to be Rich" from audible but I'm having trouble listening to it. It's starting out very touchy-feely and I guess I'm not in the mood. Some years ago I read Mary Hunt's "Cheapskate Monthly Money Makeover " which was very simple but effective in its system to get out of debt. It's out of print, but I see Mary Hunt has a lot of other books out there. That's one of the probs -- a guru comes along and suddenly there are too many books to choose from. I didn't know which Suze Orman to look at, and probably should have gone with one of the older ones instead of one of the newer (where perhaps she's looking for new ways to spin her message, instead of the basic message -- but I'm just guessing about that). So, whether it's investments or saving or getting out of debt or whatever -- what books about money have you found helpful? 31 Comments
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 Quinn or TobiasSubmitted by brownstudy on February 10, 2007 - 8:39pm.
They weren't mentioned, but Jane Bryant Quinn usually has a big big book on money-management that covers the gamut, and she updates it regularly. Look for it at the library. Andrew Tobias is my personal favorite. His THE ONLY INVESTMENT GUIDE YOU'LL EVER NEED is updated regularly also, and the advice, as with most advice, is basic and simple. Moving from these two, I'd then go to YOUR MONEY OR YOUR LIFE to really get down with the philosophy of money and life energy. Basically, pick your guru and stick with the plan. It's like dieting; they all work if you stick with them. For myself, the software I use is Moneydance for my electronic checkbook but The B Word for money management. The B Word proffers a good systemized process (based on the envelope system) for cash flow management that reminds me a lot of GTD, in terms of having a solid framework within which you can be creative. » POSTED IN:
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