Books Recommended by Mr. Money Mustache
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The Post-American World
Fareed Zakaria
Source: "A nice financial and political trot around the globe that explains the changes going on in the world as countries like China, Brazil and India collectively become larger economies than the US/Europe/Japan." - MMM
2 recommenders
A Random Walk Down Wall Street
The Time-Tested Strategy for Successful Investing
Burton G. Malkiel
Source: "A great explanation of why index investing rules, written by a very wise professor/investor guy who has personally researched and debunked most of the common 'wisdom' that exists about stock trading today." - MMM
2 recommenders
Tap Dancing to Work
Warren Buffett on Practically Everything, 1966-2013
Carol J. Loomis
Source: "The latest Giant Warren Buffett book. Rather than a story of his life, this one is more a collection of Fortune magazine stories about him and things he has written." - MMM
2 recommenders
Early Retirement Extreme
A philosophical and practical guide to financial independence
Jacob Lund Fisker
Source: "If I had to sum up [this book] by inventing my own title for it, I would call it, 'The entirety of human civilization and thought, expressed as a series of equations and graphs.'" - MMM
2 recommenders
The Millionaire Next Door
The Surprising Secrets of America's Wealthy
Thomas J. Stanley
Source: "The main thing it will do is give you reassurance that I am not actually making this shit up. I’m following a very time-honored formula for making you rich." - MMM
2 recommenders
The Intelligent Asset Allocator
How to Build Your Portfolio to Maximize Returns and Minimize Risk
William Bernstein
Source: "Explains that with very little effort, you can drastically reduce the volatility of your investments, even while maintaining the same level of overall returns." - MMM
1 recommender
Borrow
The American Way of Debt
Louis Hyman
Source: "A historical perspective on how the use of debt has changed over the centuries and decades, most recently becoming a fast-moving tradable commodity." - MMM
1 recommender
Plenitude
The New Economics of True Wealth
Juliet B. Schor
Source: "The idea of [this book] is that we can all end up happier and with more free time, while maintaining a fully functioning and efficient economy." - MMM
1 recommender
The Magic of Thinking Big
David J. Schwartz
Source: "A really, really old fashioned book if someone just wants to wake themselves up and start turning into more of a positive, less depressed person." - MMM
Struck by Lightning
The Curious World of Probabilities
Jeffrey S. Rosenthal
Source: "Sums up my decision making process whenever anything is unknown. The basic idea is: understand how fun and useful probabilities and statistics are." - MMM
1 recommender
Starting Strength
Basic Barbell Training
Mark Rippetoe
Source: "A meat’n’potatoes summary of what everyone should do to make the biggest improvements in fitness and strength in minimal time." - MMM
2 recommenders
The Rational Optimist
How Prosperity Evolves
Matt Ridley
Source: "It argues compellingly that everything is not only going to be OK in the future, it is surely going to be Fucking Great. That much, I agree with." - MMM
Sculpting Her Body Perfect
Brad Schoenfeld
Source: "Mrs. M. enjoyed the way a similar body of knowledge was presented in this book. It’s all about tailoring the message to the audience." - MMM
1 recommender
Naked Economics
Undressing the Dismal Science
Charles Wheelan
Source: "This book’s claim to fame is that it uses absolutely no graphs or numbers when explaining economics. It’s also moderately funny at times." - MMM
1 recommender
Tools of Titans
The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers
Tim Ferriss
Source: "I’ve actually got a huge, huge list of documentaries that I’ve been meaning to watch, many of them collected from the guests in [this book]." - MMM
The Life You Can Save
How To Do Your Part To End World Poverty
Peter Singer
Source: "Finalized my desire to give away most of the money I earn over my lifetime to help eliminate third world poverty." - MMM
1 recommender
The Selfish Gene
Richard Dawkins
Source: "An explanation of evolution since the beginning of life that explains things from the perspective of individual genes." - MMM
The Little Book That Still Beats the Market
Joel Greenblatt
Source: "Really a lesson on value investing fundamentals; how to understand if a company actually is a good deal to buy." - MMM
2 recommenders
Your Money or Your Life
9 Steps to Transforming Your Relationship with Money and Achieving Financial Independence
Vicki Robin
Source: "If you just get whatever the latest edition of that book is, it really teaches you a philosophy that’s pretty similar to mine." - MMM
3 recommenders
Arnold's Bodybuilding for Men
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Source: "After reading this you will know how to work out properly, as well as having a nice lifelong motivation to do so." - MMM
1 recommender
The Simple Path to Wealth
Your Road Map to Financial Independence and a Rich, Free Life
J L Collins
Source: "Teaches everything you really need to be a successful lifetime investor, yet it’s ridiculously simple." - MMM
1 recommender
The Snowball
Warren Buffett and the Business of Life
Alice Schroeder
Source: "The complete story of Warren Buffett’s life. (He’s old, so there are over 700 pages)." - MMM
3 recommenders
The 4-Hour Body
An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat-Loss, Incredible Sex, and Becoming Superhuman
Tim Ferriss
Source: "Has allowed me to gain or maintain muscle with only two short workouts per week." - MMM
Beyond Wealth
The Road Map to a Rich Life
Alexander Green
Source: "Significant because it was written by an ultra-rich investment manager." - MMM
1 recommender
I Will Teach You To Be Rich
Ramit Sethi
Source: "Is [this book] still worth reading? Yes – especially if you are a financial beginner." - MMM
2 recommenders
Crash Proof 2.0
How to Profit From the Economic Collapse
Peter D. Schiff
Source: "An explanation of what caused the US financial and housing sector crash in 2008." - MMM
1 recommender
Stress Test
Reflections on Financial Crises
Timothy F. Geithner
Source: "[An] 800-page description of the financial crisis and I found it pretty captivating." - MMM
3 recommenders
A Guide to the Good Life
The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy
William B. Irvine
Source: "I immediately checked out of the library and read completely." - MMM
Toward Rational Exuberance
The Evolution of the Modern Stock Market
B. Mark Smith
Source: "A well written history of the stock market dating back to the 1800s." - MMM
1 recommender
Enough
True Measures of Money, Business, and Life
John C. Bogle
Source: "Read any book by [this author], the founder of Vangard." - MMM
1 recommender
Common Sense on Mutual Funds
John C. Bogle
Source: "Read any book by [this author], the founder of Vangard." - MMM
3 recommenders
John Bogle on Investing
The First 50 Years
John C. Bogle
Source: "Read any book by [this author], the founder of Vangard." - MMM
1 recommender
Character Counts
The Creation and Building of the Vanguard Group
John C. Bogle
Source: "Read any book by [this author], the founder of Vangard." - MMM
1 recommender
The Battle for the Soul of Capitalism
John C. Bogle
Source: "Read any book by [this author], the founder of Vangard." - MMM
1 recommender
Don't Count on It!
Reflections on Investment Illusions, Capitalism, "Mutual" Funds, Indexing, Entrepreneurship, Idealism, and Heroes
John C. Bogle
Source: "Read any book by [this author], the founder of Vangard." - MMM
1 recommender
Bogle On Mutual Funds
New Perspectives For The Intelligent Investor
John C. Bogle
Source: "Read any book by [this author], the founder of Vangard." - MMM
1 recommender
The Little Book of Common Sense Investing
The Only Way to Guarantee Your Fair Share of Stock Market Returns
John C. Bogle
Source: "Read any book by [this author], the founder of Vangard." - MMM
3 recommenders
The Clash of the Cultures
Investment vs. Speculation
John C. Bogle
Source: "Read any book by [this author], the founder of Vangard." - MMM
2 recommenders
Stay the Course
The Story of Vanguard and the Index Revolution
John C. Bogle
Source: "Read any book by [this author], the founder of Vangard." - MMM
1 recommender
59 Seconds
Change Your Life in Under a Minute
Richard Wiseman
Source: Mr. Money Mustache recommended this book on his blog.
3 recommenders
The Power of Habit
Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business
Charles Duhigg
Source: Mr. Money Mustache recommended this book on his blog.
Economics Explained
Everything You Need to Know About How the Economy Works and Where It's Going
Robert L. Heilbroner
Source: "A very well-written book on economics." - MMM
1 recommender
1 recommender
Happy City
Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design
Charles Montgomery
Source: "Spectacularly opened up my mind." - MMM
1 recommender
Elon Musk
Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future
Ashlee Vance
Source: "I’m a big fan [of this book]." - MMM
Nudge
Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness
Richard H. Thaler
Source: "On decision making." - MMM
3 recommenders
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