Here are the books (physical and electronic) that I’ve managed to accumulate over the last 15 years, as I’ve made my way towards Financial Independence.
In the months ahead I hope to be able to give book reviews on them and other books, so you can have some idea of their potential use for you.
| Area | Title | Author |
| Business | Street Smarts | Brody and Burlingham |
| Business | The $100 Startup | Chris Guillebeau |
| Financial Planning | Fast Forward MBA in Financial Planning | Eugene McCarthy |
| Financial Planning | I will teach you to be Rich | Ramit Sethi |
| Financial Planning | Multiple Streams of Income | Robert Allen |
| Financial Planning | The fast forward MBA in Finance | John Tracy |
| Financial Planning | The Simple Dollar | Trent Hamm |
| Financial Planning | The Total Money Makeover | Dave Ramsey |
| Financial Planning | Your Money: The missing Manual | J.D. Roth |
| Frugality | Living Large in our Little House | Kerri Fivecoat-Campbell |
| Frugality | Scratch Beginnings | Adam Shepard |
| Frugality | The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin | Benjamin Franklin |
| Frugality | The Millionaire Next Door | Stanley and Danko |
| Investments | A Random walk down Wall Street | Buron Malkiel |
| Investments | Fail-Safe Investing | Harry Browne |
| Investments | Safe Money in Tough Times | Jonathon Pond |
| Investments | The Intelligent Investor | Benjamin Graham |
| Investments | The little book of Value Investing | Christopher Browne |
| Investments | Value Investing for Dummies | Janey Haley |
| Investments | Yes, you can be a successful Income Investor | Ben Stein and Phil DeMuth |
| Investments | Yes, you can get a financial life | Ben Stein and Phil DeMuth |
| Investments | Yes, you can supercahrge your Portfolio | Ben Stein and Phil DeMuth |
| Philosophy | A place of my own | Michael Pollan |
| Philosophy | Chop Wood, Carry Water | Rick Fields |
| Philosophy | How to win friends and Influence People | Dale Carnegie |
| Philosophy | Life 101 | Peter Wallace |
| Philosophy | Shop Class as Soulcraft | Matthew Crawford |
| Philosophy | The Four Hour Workweek | Tim Ferriss |
| Philosophy | The Right Way to Hire Financial Help | Charles Jaffe |
| Philosophy | Think and Grow Rich | Napoleon Hill |
| Philosophy | What color is your Parachute | Richard Bolles |
| Retirement | Retire Early and Live Well | Gillette Edmunds |
| Retirement | The WSJ Complete Retirement Guidebook | Ruffenach & Greene |
| Retirement | Work Less, Live More | Bob Clyatt |
| Retirement | Yes, you can still retire comfortably | Ben Stein and Phil DeMuth |