I read Maxed Out. I got it from the library. I would just go in and see what looks interesting.
I also do a lot of reading online. Cnn has a money page, so does msn and yahoo. They all have interesting personal, retirement and small business areas you can lean up to date info on.
I personally like the stories on how people get over debt and what they did to accomplish it. It is very inspiring.
Even if you just take one or two things away that work for you and your family you are ahead of the game.
thanks for the recs and the link to the reading list! i am going to the library over lunch tomorrow to get a library card and check out a book. i haven't set foot in a library since college *blush*. i am really looking forward to it. :)
i think i'll start with "all your worth" and go from there since it was recommended a couple of times.
if you think of others, please share, i am going to start a new habit with this.
Andi, thanks for starting this topic. It inspired me to check out what personal finance books my local library has.
I have started reading "In The Red: The diary of a recovering shopaholic" by Alexis Hall. This book unlike many personal finance books does not spell out what can be done to change the situation one is in financially. I'm only about halfway through the book at present, but I can identify with the concept of buying more that I truly need of things (not the items that the author feels a need to stock up on) and it is making me consider recording my trip out of debt - just for myself, I'm not sure that I'm comfortable making it public. I know that the reasons for everyone being on this board are different, I recommend the book to others if only as a reminder that the journey of debt reduction is a slow one.
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There is a recommended book list on our website :
http://dsgsnowflakingchallenge.webs.com/recommendedbooks.htm
My favourite financial book was "All Your Worth", by
Kate
I read Maxed Out. I got it from the library. I would just go in and see what looks interesting.
I also do a lot of reading online. Cnn has a money page, so does msn and yahoo. They all have interesting personal, retirement and small business areas you can lean up to date info on.
I personally like the stories on how people get over debt and what they did to accomplish it. It is very inspiring.
Even if you just take one or two things away that work for you and your family you are ahead of the game.
My favorite is "All Your Worth" by Elizabeth Warren and her daughter, Amelia.
Robyn CL- Debt Support Group
thanks for the recs and the link to the reading list! i am going to the library over lunch tomorrow to get a library card and check out a book. i haven't set foot in a library since college *blush*. i am really looking forward to it. :)
i think i'll start with "all your worth" and go from there since it was recommended a couple of times.
if you think of others, please share, i am going to start a new habit with this.
thanks!
That is funny, I requested some books from the library after reading that post also.
Good post :).
Liz
student loan paid off 2010
Bathroom remodel loan paid off 2013
Pending Car loan to be paid by the end of 2014!!!!!
I recently read "America's Cheapest Family" by Annette and Steve Economides. Not worth purchasing, definitely worth a check out from the libarary.
I own "Women Millionaire Next Door" and found that to be a total waste of time.
"I find that once I start reading about personal finance that I can't stop.
Kate
Andi, thanks for starting this topic.
It inspired me to check out what personal finance books my local library has.
I have started reading "In The Red: The diary of a recovering shopaholic" by Alexis Hall. This book unlike many personal finance books does not spell out what can be done to change the situation one is in financially. I'm only about halfway through the book at present, but I can identify with the concept of buying more that I truly need of things (not the items that the author feels a need to stock up on) and it is making me consider recording my trip out of debt - just for myself, I'm not sure that I'm comfortable making it public.
I know that the reasons for everyone being on this board are different, I recommend the book to others if only as a reminder that the journey of debt reduction is a slow one.
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