Resources and Recommendations

There are thousands of books and Web sites that want to teach you about money. I’ve winnowed out a relative handful that deserve space on your bookshelf or on the "favorites" tab of your browser.

The Basics

Your Money or Your Life: Transforming Your Relationship with Money and Achieving Financial Independence by Joe Dominguez and Vicki Robin—Written in 1992, this best-seller has been translated into nine languages and remains the bible of the voluntary simplicity movement. You don’t need to be on that particular path, however, to benefit enormously from the principles in this book.

Personal Finance for Dummies, 5th Edition by Eric Tyson—Tyson’s book is probably the best all-around primer for anyone who wants to learn ...

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