
Mr. Money Mustache Recommended Books
Mr. Money Mustache has recommended 46 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.
Mr. Money Mustache is the website and pseudonym of Canadian-born blogger Peter Adeney.
(Read more on Wikipedia)46 Books Recommended
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A Guide to the Good Life
The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy
"I immediately checked out of the library and read completely." - MMM (Source)
Also recommended by:
Tobi Lütke, Jason Fried, Marc Andreessen, David Heinemeier Hansson, Derek Sivers, Phil Libin, Austen Allred, Jodie Cook
Enough
True Measures of Money, Business, and Life
"Read any book by [this author], the founder of Vangard." - MMM (Source)
Struck by Lightning
The Curious World of Probabilities
"Sums up my decision making process whenever anything is unknown. The basic idea is: understand how fun and useful probabilities and statistics are." - MMM (Source)
Starting Strength
Basic Barbell Training
"A meat’n’potatoes summary of what everyone should do to make the biggest improvements in fitness and strength in minimal time." - MMM (Source)
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The Magic of Thinking Big
"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 (Source)
Also recommended by:
Tim Ferriss, Dave Camarillo, Steve Harvey, Jodie Cook, Ali Abdaal, Jim Kwik, Michael Hyatt, Patrick Bet-David
The 4-Hour Body
An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat-Loss, Incredible Sex, and Becoming Superhuman
"Has allowed me to gain or maintain muscle with only two short workouts per week." - MMM (Source)
Also recommended by:
Hugh Jackman, Jon Favreau, Caterina Fake, Mark Hart, Mike Novogratz
Nudge
Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness
"On decision making." - MMM (Source)
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Arnold's Bodybuilding for Men
"After reading this you will know how to work out properly, as well as having a nice lifelong motivation to do so." - MMM (Source)
Happy City
Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design
"Spectacularly opened up my mind." - MMM (Source)
59 Seconds
Change Your Life in Under a Minute
Mr. Money Mustache recommended this book on his blog. (Source)
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Common Sense on Mutual Funds
"Read any book by [this author], the founder of Vangard." - MMM (Source)
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Stress Test
Reflections on Financial Crises
"[An] 800-page description of the financial crisis and I found it pretty captivating." - MMM (Source)
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The Simple Path to Wealth
Your Road Map to Financial Independence and a Rich, Free Life
"Teaches everything you really need to be a successful lifetime investor, yet it’s ridiculously simple." - MMM (Source)
Naked Economics
Undressing the Dismal Science
"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 (Source)
Early Retirement Extreme
A philosophical and practical guide to financial independence
"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 (Source)
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The Millionaire Next Door
The Surprising Secrets of America's Wealthy
"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 (Source)
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The Rational Optimist
How Prosperity Evolves
"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 (Source)
Also recommended by:
Naval Ravikant, Jordan Peterson, Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Marc Andreessen, Nick Szabo, John Arnold, Bill Gurley, Anthony Pompliano, Rupert Murdoch
Beyond Wealth
The Road Map to a Rich Life
"Significant because it was written by an ultra-rich investment manager." - MMM (Source)
Your Money or Your Life
9 Steps to Transforming Your Relationship with Money and Achieving Financial Independence
"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 (Source)
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Economics Explained
Everything You Need to Know About How the Economy Works and Where It's Going
"A very well-written book on economics." - MMM (Source)
The Life You Can Save
How To Do Your Part To End World Poverty
"Finalized my desire to give away most of the money I earn over my lifetime to help eliminate third world poverty." - MMM (Source)
A Random Walk Down Wall Street
The Time-Tested Strategy for Successful Investing
"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 (Source)
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Borrow
The American Way of Debt
"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 (Source)
The Post-American World
"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 (Source)
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The Snowball
Warren Buffett and the Business of Life
"The complete story of Warren Buffett’s life. (He’s old, so there are over 700 pages)." - MMM (Source)
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Tap Dancing to Work
Warren Buffett on Practically Everything, 1966-2013
"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 (Source)
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The Selfish Gene
"An explanation of evolution since the beginning of life that explains things from the perspective of individual genes." - MMM (Source)
Also recommended by:
Charlie Munger, Matt Ridley, Brian Armstrong, Ev Williams, Nick Szabo, Phil Libin, Bob Metcalfe, David Deutsch, Tai Lopez, Elon Musk, Mark Manson
Sculpting Her Body Perfect
"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 (Source)
The Power of Habit
Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business
Mr. Money Mustache recommended this book on his blog. (Source)
Also recommended by:
Ray Dalio, Scott Adams, Tim Ferriss, Naval Ravikant, Kelly Starrett, Max Levchin, Danny Miranda, Patrick Bet-David
Character Counts
The Creation and Building of the Vanguard Group
"Read any book by [this author], the founder of Vangard." - MMM (Source)
John Bogle on Investing
The First 50 Years
"Read any book by [this author], the founder of Vangard." - MMM (Source)
Tools of Titans
The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers
"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 (Source)
Also recommended by:
Jocko Willink, Tim Urban, Greg McKeown, Greg Norman, Daniel Pink, George Raveling, Kevin Rose, Jodie Cook, Ben Greenfield
The Intelligent Asset Allocator
How to Build Your Portfolio to Maximize Returns and Minimize Risk
"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 (Source)
Toward Rational Exuberance
The Evolution of the Modern Stock Market
"A well written history of the stock market dating back to the 1800s." - MMM (Source)
Bogle On Mutual Funds
New Perspectives For The Intelligent Investor
"Read any book by [this author], the founder of Vangard." - MMM (Source)
Don't Count on It!
Reflections on Investment Illusions, Capitalism, "Mutual" Funds, Indexing, Entrepreneurship, Idealism, and Heroes
"Read any book by [this author], the founder of Vangard." - MMM (Source)
The Battle for the Soul of Capitalism
"Read any book by [this author], the founder of Vangard." - MMM (Source)
Crash Proof 2.0
How to Profit From the Economic Collapse
"An explanation of what caused the US financial and housing sector crash in 2008." - MMM (Source)
Plenitude
The New Economics of True Wealth
"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 (Source)
The Newbie's Guide to Publishing
"For aspiring writers and bloggers." - MMM (Source)
Stay the Course
The Story of Vanguard and the Index Revolution
"Read any book by [this author], the founder of Vangard." - MMM (Source)
The Clash of the Cultures
Investment vs. Speculation
"Read any book by [this author], the founder of Vangard." - MMM (Source)
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The Little Book of Common Sense Investing
The Only Way to Guarantee Your Fair Share of Stock Market Returns
"Read any book by [this author], the founder of Vangard." - MMM (Source)
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I Will Teach You To Be Rich
"Is [this book] still worth reading? Yes – especially if you are a financial beginner." - MMM (Source)
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Elon Musk
Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future
"I’m a big fan [of this book]." - MMM (Source)
Also recommended by:
Anthony Pompliano, Austen Allred, Tim Urban, Casey Neistat, John Collison
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