17 Essential Reads for Growing Your Wealth
Raise your hand if you’ve ever Googled “how to get rich” after seeing your bank account dwindle on bill-paying day. If only a Google search was that simple at solving your problems, right? If we could just follow a few steps and wind up with tons of money … well, we’d all be rich.
For now, we’ll have to settle for books meant to help people understand money, grow their wealth, and shift their mindset. Here are the top ones Redditors recommend.
1. ’48 Laws of Power’ by Robert Greene
“48 laws of power made me realize that I was being naive and used by others, made me depressed enough to quit my job and go for entrepreneurship.” – u/MestreDosMag0s
2. ‘The Machinery of Freedom: Guide to a Radical Capitalism’ by David D. Friedman
“Made me forget everything I was taught about politics, stoped being leftist and became a libertarian full capitalist.” – u/MestreDosMag0s
3. ‘The Psychology of Money: Timeless Lessons on Wealth, Greed, and Happiness’ by Morgan Housel
“The Psychology of Money is a great read. Probably most helpful to me as a money book.” – u/readsalotman
4. ‘One Up on Wall Street: How to Use What You Already Know to Make Money in the Market’ by Peter Lynch and John Rothchild
“One Up on Wall St taught me so much about investing.” – u/Suchboss1136
5. ‘Learn to Earn: A Beginner’s Guide to the Basics of Investing and Business’ by Peter Lynch and John Rothchild
“Learn to Earn was a nice entry point too for anyone looking to learn about stocks.” – u/Suchboss1136
6. ‘Personal Power’ by Tony Robbins
“The first thing that helped me was Tony Robbins ‘Personal Power.’ Yes, it was 20 years ago and yes, it’s not really money-focused, but I needed to hear it.” – u/Think_Leadership_91
7. ‘Rich Dad, Poor Dad: What The Rich Teach Their Kids About Money — That The Poor & The Middle Class Do Not!’ by Robert T. Kiyosaki
“Rich dad, Poor Dad. The author is a complete nut, but the ideas in the book are clear.” – u/Ill_Towel9090
8. ‘The Millionaire Next Door’ by Thomas J. Stanley
“Perhaps not as hardcore as other’s suggested but it’s where I started and I’m still grateful for it.” – u/SnooLobsters2310
9. ‘Dynamic Hedging: Managing Vanilla and Exotic Options’ by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
“If someone asks me this later when I actually am rich, my answer will be Dynamic Hedging by Nicholas Taleb lol.” – u/Defiant_Football_655
10. ‘The Richest Man in Babylon’ by George S. Clason
“The Richest Man in Babylon – taught me to be a student of personal finance and to be in control of my money.” – u/oforman89
11. ‘The Bogleheads’ Guide to Investing’ by Taylor Larimore, Mel Lindauer, and Michael LeBoeuf
“The Bogleheads’ Guide to Investing – taught me to get rich slowly as an index fund investor.” – u/oforman89
12. ‘Winning Through Intimidation’ by Robert J. Ringer
“The title is odd, and really isn’t about intimidation per se, but rather being totally prepared to win in your given playing field. It has a cynical approach (“everyone will try to screw you”), but the author makes the point of using that as a basis to be extremely competent and mindful in what you do.” – u/Lance_Henry1
13. ‘The Greatest Salesman in the World’ by Og Mandino
“Even if you are not in sales it has some powerful takeaways.” – u/Effective_Cat5017
14. ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ by Jordan Belfort
“The Wolf of Wall Street (not the movie but the book) is filled with some great sales techniques.” – u/Payote88
15. ‘How to Win Friends & Influence People’ by Dale Carnegie
“I’m having a hard time getting through How to Win Friends and Influence People. It keeps getting recommended, so I’m determined to read it, but it’s a slog.” – u/Jen_the_Green
16. ‘7 Habits of Highly Effective People’ by Stephen Covey
“I also enjoyed 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.” – u/Jen_the_Green
17. ‘The Kremlin School of Negotiation’ by Igor Ryzov
“Kremlin School is outstanding since most negotiation books are very American-centric.” – u/Flat-Ear-9199