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• Your Money or Your Life

  9 Steps to Transforming Your Relationship With Money and Achieving Financial Independence

  Robin, Vicki,

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  Perhaps the original book that started the FIRE (financial independence, retire early) movement, Vicki Robin's approachable book has been recently updated with more practical advice and stories from people who've heeded her words. Unlike…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Millionaire Teacher

  the Nine Rules of Wealth You Should Have Learned in School

  Hallam, Andrew (Teacher),

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  This Canadian teacher turned a typical salary into millions by frugal living, index investing, and focusing on the power of compounding interest in all aspects of his life. A fast read that will tell you exactly how he did it. See Hallam's…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Quit Like a Millionaire

  No Gimmicks, Luck, or Trust Fund Required

  Shen, Kristy, 1982-

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  Two Canadians who retired in their early 30s who now travel the world as expats. A fast-paced read that will show you how Kristy went from living off of 40 cents a day in China, to becoming a millionaire with her partner after working for…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Simple Path to Wealth

  Your Road Map to Financial Independence and a Rich, Free Life

  Collins, JL,

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  Collins convincingly argues that you should be investing all your money in a board stock market index. He then considers every scenario--from wealth building to retirement living--off of his assumptions in a plain spoken, mathematically…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Early Retirement Extreme

  a Philosphical and Practical Guide to Financial Independence

  Fisker, Jacob Lund

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  This is definitely the most challenging book when pursing financial independence. If you can get around the academic writing and some of Fisker's extreme frugal living--he and his partner live on $300 of food a month in Chicago--there are…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Choose FI

  Your Blueprint to Financial Independence

  Mamula, Chris

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  This book combines a lot of the information from our previous books and adds business owning, real estate investing, and practical guidelines for the pursuit of financial independence. Listen to their podcast and get your kids involved at:…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Little Book of Common Sense Investing

  the Only Way to Guarantee Your Fair Share of Stock Market Returns

  Bogle, John C.

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  This is the simplest book on the list because Bogle's thesis is simple: don't try to beat the market, buy index funds to match market returns. From the founder of Vanguard and the modern inventor of the index fund comes his most poignant…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Psychology of Money

  Timeless Lessons on Wealth, Greed, and Happiness

  Housel, Morgan

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  Housel does a deep dive into how money is framed in our society, with all its pitfalls, and gives practical advice on how to reframe your outlook to see money as a means to an end.

• Rich Dad's Cashflow Quadrant

  Guide to Financial Freedom

  Kiyosaki, Robert T., 1947-

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  Most notable for his book Rich Dad, Poor Dad, this book does a much better job of outlining the mindset of the rich via his unique schema of "the four quadrants": Employee, Self-Employed, Business Owner, and Investor. He outlines the vast…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Intelligent Investor

  the Classic Text on Value Investing

  Graham, Benjamin, 1894-1976

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  The book that changed Warren Buffet's life--along with Security Analysis by Graham--this is possibly the most cited retail investor's guidebook. Some of the number's Graham uses are outdated now--the book was published in the 40s and…Read moreRead more of this annotation