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3 Books That Will Transform The Way You Think About Money
The lessons no one ever gave you about personal finance
I’ll never forget running into one of my college buddies in a coffee shop in my hometown, and glancing at his computer screen. On it were images of cars he was considering buying. Next to that tab was one that was asking the simple question:
What is APY?
No one ever sat me or him down and told us how money worked.
I’ve looked around my friend group in college and noticed a similar trend. No one ever really told us what we needed to know. We’re not really told the simple meaning of things like APY or building credit, or given the run down on how to chose the best bank or credit card for our needs.
For whatever reason, this is something we’re supposed to figure out on our own.
Because that is often the situation, it is our prerogative to give ourselves a worthwhile education. If that’s something that you’re in the market in, here are the three books that I’d highly recommend:
#1: I Will Teach You To Be Rich
Ramit Sethi, in this masterpiece on how your mindset on money and wealth is all wrong, does two things really well. The first, is that he transforms…
