Source: fourminutebooks.com
1. Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki
- Use your money to acquire assets, not liabilities.
- Manage risks instead of avoiding them.
- Work to learn, not to earn.
2. MONEY: MASTER THE GAME by Tony Robbins
- Never underestimate the exponential power of compounding interest.
- Pick one of five financial goals to show yourself that financial freedom is within reach.
- Diversify your investments by using a 3-bucket system.
3. THE BAREFOOT INVESTOR
by Scott Pape
- Simplify your money management by using different bank accounts.
- Shred your credit cards first, then start paying off your debt.
- Automate some of your retirement planning with index funds.
4. THE ONE-PAGE FINANCIAL PLAN
by Carl Richards
- Set some goals, but stay flexible and fine-tune along the way.
- Turn budgeting into a game to make saving fun.
- View paying off debt as an investment in your future.
5. THE INTELLIGENT INVESTOR
by Benjamin Graham
- There are 3 principles to intelligent investing: analyze for the long term, protect yourself from losses, and don’t go for crazy profits.
- Never trust Mr. Market, he can be very irrational in the short and medium term.
- Stick to a strict formula by which you make all your investments, and you’ll do fine.
6. THE LITTLEBOOKTHATBEATSTHE MARKET
by Joel Greenblatt
- Look at earnings yield and return on capital to evaluate stocks.
- Rank and combine these two factors to find winning companies.
- Be patient, it’s what makes this formula unpopular, but effective.
7. THE MILLIONAIRE FASTLANE
by MJ DeMarco
- Wealth stands for 3 things, but not money: health, relationships, and freedom.
- At some point, you must make your income independent of your time.
- Think like a producer, not like a consumer.
8. THINK AND GROW RICH
by Napoleon Hill
- Use autosuggestion to build an unshakeable belief in yourself.
- Be stubborn and always stick to your decisions.
- Join a Mastermind group to cut your learning curve.
9. I WILL TEACH YOU TO BE RICH
by Ramit Sethi
- You’re the only one responsible for your financial problems.
- Know how much money you have coming in and then automatically direct it where you want it to end up.
- Start investing today, even if it’s just $1.
10. THE TOTAL MONEY MAKEOVER
by Dave Ramsey
- Before you do anything else, put away $1,000 in an emergency fund.
- Start paying down your debts, beginning with the smallest.
- Grow your emergency fund until you have at least a three-month buffer.
11. THE AUTOMATIC MILLIONAIRE
by David Bach
- Saving a little every day will go a long way.
- Pay yourself first to make sure you take care of your financial future.
- Automatic payments allow you to invest in a disciplined manner without being disciplined yourself.
12. THE MILLIONAIRENEXT DOOR
by Thomas J. Stanley
- Save responsibly from the moment you first start earning more than you need to live.
- Use a simple net worth formula to calculate if you’re falling short of your financial potential.
- Avoid economic outpatient care – spending too much money supporting others – to reach your goal.
13. SECRETS OF THE MILLIONAIRE MIND
by T. Harv Eker
- You naturally tend to replicate your parents’ income strategies.
- If you want to control your finances, you first have to realize you’re the one at the wheel.
- Don’t despise rich people or you’ll never become rich yourself.
14. THE RICHEST MANINBABYLON
by George Clason
- Live below your means.
- Learn how to be lucky.
- Never take on debt
