Personal finance books for beginners
If you’re new to personal finance, you might think managing your own finances is too complicated and confusing. But it doesn’t have to be, and we’ve got the books to help you get started.
Whether you’re a kid, a teen, a young adult, or an established professional who’s just trying to take control of your financial life, there are books that can guide you. Here are our suggestions for books about personal finance that are great for kids, teens, people in their 20s, and anyone coming to the topic of personal finance for the first time.
Shannon Lee Simmons offers a fresh approach to looking after your finances, focusing at the root cause of the pressure to spend and showing why budgets as we traditionally think of them simply do not work. This is a practical book that will help you understand your overspending, help you focus on spending that actually makes you happy, and help you learn to recognize when it’s okay to let loose- without worry.
How to Turn 100 into 1,000 is the perfect introduction to personal finance for kids. If your kids are dreaming of becoming millionaires one day-or if they’re just dreaming of saving up to buy a bike-this book has all the information they need to set them up for success. How to Turn 100 into 1,000 teaches kids how to make money, how to save it, and how to invest it. It’s never too early to learn about finances and put yourself on the road to becoming a millionaire!
More Money, Please is the perfect beginning personal finance book for high schoolers, college students, and recent grads. While school is great at providing us with a basic understanding of math, history, science, and literature, we don’t learn a whole lot about managing our finances, even though it’s the subject that we use the most in our daily lives. This easy-to-understand guide will get you up to speed on money management and the basics of personal finance. Learn how to create a budget and stick with it, how to pick the right credit card and use it to your advantage, why it’s important to start saving for retirement right now, and more.
Ramit Sethi has been called a “wealth wizard” by Forbes and the “new guru on the block” by Fortune. In his book I Will Teach You to Be Rich, he shares his knowledge with beginners who are looking to learn more about personal finance. This six-week program will give your life and your relationship to money a complete overhaul. In this book, Sethi will teach you how to get on top of your debt and student loans, how to save hundreds and thousands of dollars per month, how to handle big expenses without the stress, what you should say to negotiate a big raise at work, and much more. This new version of this book is updated with new tools and insights to help you prosper in the modern world.
In Clever Girl Finance, Certified Financial Education Instructor Bola Sokunbi writes specifically to women who are looking to take control of their personal finances. Sokunbi uses concrete examples, drawing from her own personal money failures and her path to financial redemption to educate and empower women on their journey to financial freedom. This book is relatable, approachable, and easy-to-follow, which makes it the perfect book for beginners, especially women.
Wanting to have a better relationship with money, but not sure where to start? Let Chelsea Fagan’s The Financial Diet be your guide. Even if you don’t care a thing about finances, this book will provide you with the tools you need to make a budget, investment smartly, and improve your credit. This book is a great guide for all beginners, even if you feel like you’re too old to be a beginner when it comes to personal finance. If you’ve lived your life thinking you’re just one of those people who will never be good with money, it’s time to reconsider. This book will show you how to do everything you need to take control of your money!
Originally published at https://www.kobo.com on February 20, 2022.
