The Best 10 Books on Money Making
1. Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki:
Rich Dad Poor Dad is a 1997 book written by Robert Kiyosaki and Sharon Lechter. It advocates the importance of financial independence and building wealth through investing, real estate investing, starting and owning businesses, as well as increasing one's financial intelligence to improve one's business and financial aptitude. Rich Dad Poor Dad is written in the style of a set of parables, ostensibly based on Kiyosaki's life.- Robert Kiyosaki's personal story, upbringing, and his business and investment ventures throughout his early adult life and into the late 1990's.
- Differentiation between assets and liabilities
- What the rich teach their kids about money that the poor and middle class do not
- The idea that your primary residence is not an asset, but a liability
- The value of financial intelligence and financial literacy
2. Sam Walton - Made in America:
Sam Walton: Made In America, My Story, by Sam Walton (with John Huey).
Jack Welch said, "Sam Walton understood people the way Thomas Edison understood innovation and Henry Ford, production. He brought out the very best in his employees, gave his very best to his customers, and taught something of value to everyone he touched."
If you want to succeed in a business, read this book. Don't think, "I'm just starting a small bookstore. Walton would be talking way over my head." Think again. Walton started from scratch. What he learned along the way applies to everything from corporate giants to lemonade stands.
3. Connect The Dots by Rashmi Bansal:
Rashmi bansal, co-founder of “Just another magazine”, is an author, a writer who has the fame of selling more than one lakh copies of her second -connect the dots. This book is about the entrepreneurs achievements of those who have not completed any masters in administration. Steve job’s commencement speech at Stanford was an inspiration for the title of this book.
4. The $100 Startup by Chris Guillebeau:
This is the third in a series of reviews of top books on small business, startups and entrepreneurship.Do you believe in freedom and value? Chris Guillebeau, author of The $100 Startup does, and he believes it’s the key to living the life you’ve always wanted to live. Guillebeau’s book is different from most books on business in that it isn’t about how to create a business plan or secure financing for your company. The $100 Startup is a book for those who are looking to do what they love, and get paid to do it.
5. Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey:
Dave condenses his 20 years of financial teaching and counseling into 7 organized, easy-to-follow steps that will lead you out of debt and into a Total Money Makeover. Plus, you'll read over 50 real-life stories from people just like you who have followed these principles and are now winning with their money. It is a plan designed for everyone, regardless of income or age.
With The Total Money Makeover, you'll be able to:
- Design a sure-fire plan for paying off ALL debt.
- Recognize the 10 most dangerous money myths.
- Secure a big, fat nest egg for emergencies and retirement.
- Positively change your life and your family tree!
6. A Few Lessons For Investors and Managers by Warren Buffett:
Warren Buffett recently released his 2014 letter to shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway. For the first time, he included the historical stock price in his annual letter, which has increased by, hold your breath, 1,826,163% in the last 50 years. That’s same as a 14,512-bagger!
The big idea worth noting here is that the annualized return Berkshire’s stock has earned for its shareholders to achieve such magnificent result over 50 years is 21.6% – something people basking in the limelight of current bull run would discard as too less!
Anyways, the 2014 letter is special not just because it marked the completion of 50 years of Buffett being at helm at Berkshire, but also because it contains a bonus – Charlie Munger’s words of wisdom and vision for Berkshire over the next 50 years.
7. The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas J. Stanley:
he Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America's Wealthy (ISBN 0-671-01520-6) is a 1996 book by Thomas J. Stanley and William D. Danko.
This book is a compilation of research done by the two authors in the profiles of 'millionaires'. In this case they used the term 'millionaire' to denote U.S. households with net-worths exceeding one million dollars (USD).The authors compare the behaviour of those they call UAWs (Under Accumulators of Wealth) and those who are PAWs (Prodigious Accumulator of Wealth).
8. The richest man in Babylon:
The Richest Man in Babylon is a book by George Samuel Clason which dispenses financial advice through a collection of parables set in ancient Babylon. Through their experiences in business and managing household finance, the characters in the parables learn simple lessons in financial wisdom. Originally a series of separate informational pamphlets distributed by banks and insurance companies, the pamphlets were bound together and published in book form in 1926.9. How To Get Rich by Felix Denni:
Felix Dennis (27 May 1947 – 22 June 2014) was an English publisher, poet, spoken-word performer and philanthropist. His company, Dennis Publishing, pioneered computer and hobbyist magazine publishing in the United Kingdom. In more recent times, the company added lifestyle titles such as its flagship brand The Week, which is published in the UK and the United States. He was the first person to say "cunt" on live TV.10. Think and Grow Rich by Napolean Hill:
hink and Grow Rich was written in 1937 by Napoleon Hill, promoted as a personal development and self-improvement book. Hill writes that he was inspired by a suggestion from business magnate and (later) philanthropist Andrew Carnegie.[1] While the book's title and much of the text concerns increased income, the author insists that the philosophy taught in the book can help people succeed in any line of work, to do and be anything they can imagine.[2]
The book was first published during the Great Depression.[3] At the time of Hill's death in 1970, Think and Grow Rich had sold more than 20 million copies, and by 2011 over 70 million copies had been sold worldwide.[4][5] It remains the biggest seller of Napoleon Hill's books. BusinessWeek magazine's Best-Seller List ranked it the sixth best-selling paperback business book 70 years after it was published.[6] Think and Grow Rich is listed in John C. Maxwell's A Lifetime "Must Read" Books List.
