Reccomended Reading & Resources for anybody from beginner to expert.

[thecross3]

Let me pimp you on your local public library. They will have the Hoopla or Libby (a user friendly front end for Overdrive) apps.

• Libby treats digital resources like physical copies, so there can be wait lists.
• Hoopla provides access to a massive rented collection of materials. The library is charged a fee for use. There are no wait times as it's simultaneous access, but you will be capped on # of monthly checkouts.
• If your library district has neither, there are libraries who, for a fee, will allow you to access their Libby or Hoopla.
• Library Extension Once you set this up, it will show you if your local public library has a book/movie/album while you browse Amazon or B&N, or Goodreads. (Has saved me $$$$)

Suggested Reads -- these are mostly contemporary books I have found helpful and inspiring, and between your library's Hoopla and Libby, you should be able to access most or all of these as ebooks or audiobooks.

• The Index Card -- In 2013, University of Chicago Professor Harold Pollack hosted a casual online video chat with author Helaine Olen. They agreed that most people are given bad advice from financial advisors and that the best financial advice doesn’t have to be extensive or complicated. It can fit on one index card.
• You Need a Budget -- even if you don't follow the YNAB method for budgeting, this book is full of good advice about to handle your cashflow and it's quite funny in places.
• The Psychology of Money -- Doing well with money isn't necessarily about what you know. It's about how you behave. And behavior is hard to teach, even to really smart people. Money--investing, personal finance, and business decisions--is typically taught as a math-based field, where data and formulas tell us exactly what to do. But in the real world people don't make financial decisions on a spreadsheet. They make them at the dinner table, or in a meeting room, where personal history, your own unique view of the world, ego, pride, marketing, and odd incentives are scrambled together.
• The Feminist Financial Handbook -- Sometimes the best way to stick it to the man is by doing well for yourself. The Feminist Financial Handbook provides real motivation and resources for real women who may be struggling—not only those who have already accumulated wealth. (Also contains some advice for people in Canada.)
• The Millionaire Next Door -- An older book, but it reinforces how slow and steady wins the race, and that Wealth is Quiet, Rich is Loud, and Poor is Flashy.
• The Bogleheads Guide to Investing -- A little dated (2nd ed was 2014 and a few things have changed), but it goes into a lot of detail without making you feel like you're trying to drink from a firehose.

I hope these will help some of us who are feeling overwhelmed find a good footing, and for those of us who aren't overwhelmed, a refresher is also useful when we feel bogged down

 

[sabrina_]

@thecross3 I would add “The Simple Path to Wealth” to this list.

 

[thecross3]

@sabrina_ Now with goodreads link The Simple Path To Wealth,

 

[almagor]

@thecross3 If you're reading this and don't have a library card in your area yet- please go do it! The numbers of registered cards helps your local library with funding!!!

-- Signed, library employee