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I hope that this book inspires you to start your own journey towards financial independence. Here's a collection of recommended books, resources, and articles that helped me on my road to FI.
Books on Investing
This is $200 worth of books that will pay you back a thousand — or ten-thousand-fold.
- The Psychology of Money
- Bogleheads' Guide to Investing
- I Will Teach You to Be Rich
- The Little Book of Common Sense Investing
- The Military Guide to Financial Independence and Retirement
- The Millionaire Next Door
- A Random Walk Down Wall Street
- The White Coat Investor
- The Simple Path to Wealth
Each book offers a somewhat different perspective on investing and money management, but each almost always boils down to the same principles:
- Spend less than you earn.
- Insure against catastrophes.
- Invest in low-cost, passive index funds.
- Start saving as early as possible and compounding interest will work for you.
- Do not take on much debt and pay off debt ASAP.
- Create automated systems of saving, investing, and spending so you can spend time doing the things you love, not focused on money management.
Books on Personal Development
- The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck
- The War of Art
- Digital Minimalism
- A Guide to the Good Life
- The 4-Hour Workweek
- Stumbling on Happiness
Websites on Financial Independence
- militarymoneymanual.com My website and where I post up-to-date content on achieving FI in the military.
- the-military-guide.com Military financial topics focusing on how to set yourself up to live on the military pension.
- gocurrycracker.com Real life couple that retired in their 30s. Tax minimization strategies and living overseas.
- engaging-data.com Calculators and thoughts on achieving FI rapidly.
- networthify.com/calculator An easy-to-use calculator to see how far you are from FI.
- getrichslowly.org One of the oldest personal finance blogs with timeless content.
- mrmoneymustache.com One of the original FI movement blogs that explains many of the FI concepts in an easy-to-read format.
- mymoneyblog.com Daily updates on how to spend, earn, invest, and retire early.
- madfientist.com Tax avoidance and strategies to help you retire even earlier.
- portfoliovisualizer.com You can backtest, with real world data, any asset allocation to see your expected returns.
