Total Money Makeover
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Total Money Makeover
Dave Ramsey
7 people recommended it in 5 threads, 2018–2022.
What people on Hacker News said
when you're debt-free in a modest paid-off house, you have so much extra "brain space" that used to be devoted to managing bills, worrying about layoffs or the next job, etc. Whereas if you're debt-free with low overhead, you can push back on management, be bolder in your current work, pay cash for continuing education, take interesting but not top-paid work, make mistakes and not stress about them, etc.
In my mid twenties, this book helped me pay off all my student loans and build an emergency fund with 4-6 months of runway. It changed the way I think about money.
Dave Ramsey’s Total Money Makeover is my most life-changing book as well. My life is much more peaceful now.
It's not particularly intellectual, but The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey has definitely changed my life for the better. I wish I had read it years ago.
Where it comes up
- Ask HN: What is the best book you have read with the greatest impact on you? 2022 · 2 recommendations
- Ask HN: What are the best books for professional effectiveness? 2021 · 2 recommendations
- Ask HN: Do you recall any book or course that made a topic finally click? 2022 · 1 recommendation
- Ask HN: What books changed the way you think about almost everything? 2019 · 1 recommendation
- Ask HN: What was the one book that you read and it actually changed your life? 2018 · 1 recommendation