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Financial Literacy Starter Pack: What We Should've Been Taught In School!

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Take control of your money—no finance degree required. This Financial Literacy Starter Pack gathers the best beginner-friendly books that teach real-world money skills schools never covered. Whether you’re learning how to budget, escape debt, invest,...
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Great book for beginning financial literacy! This book taught me how to climb out of debt and the principle of paying myself
Richest Man In Babylon - Original Edition by George S Clason, Paperback
 
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Your Money or Your Life teaches you how to finally take control of your spending, break out of the paycheck-to-paycheck cycle, and transform your relationship with money. The 9-step program helps you track where your money really goes, eliminate fina...
Your Money or Your Life: 9 Steps to Transform
 
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A modern, practical guide to winning with money—without giving up the things you love. Ramit’s step-by-step system helps you automate your finances, destroy debt, grow your credit score, and invest confidently. If you want a finance book that feels f...
I Will Teach You to Be Rich
 
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Not a finance book—but a money multiplier. This bestseller teaches you how small habits lead to massive change. Better routines around spending, saving, discipline, and consistency are the real foundation of wealth. Combine these habits with any othe...
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
 
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A brilliant, story-driven guide to understanding why we behave the way we do with money. Housel explains how emotions, biases, and perspective shape every financial decision you make. This book helps you avoid costly mistakes and think like a long-te...
The Psychology of Money: Timeless Lessons on Wealth, Greed, and ...
 
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The $100 Startup – Chris Guillebeau
The $100 Startup: Reinvent the Way You Make a Living, Do What You Love, and ...
 
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This is a blunt, fast-paced roadmap for escaping slow financial paths and building wealth with urgency and strategy. DeMarco breaks down how wealth really works—leveraging value, speed, and scale instead of trading time for money. Great for ambitious...
The Millionaire Fastlane: Crack the Code to Wealth and Live Rich for a Lifetime!
 
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A powerful, practical guide packed with real-world strategies to earn more, save smarter, and build multiple income streams. From side hustles to financial literacy to digital entrepreneurship, every chapter is designed to help readers make back thei...
This Book Makes You Money: Guide to Cash & Hustles
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Entrepreneur Mindset Books

Unlock the mindset every entrepreneur needs to succeed. This curated list features the most powerful books on innovation, leadership, and business strategy — the same titles top founders and creators swear by. If you want to think bigger, spot opport...

 
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A must-read for anyone who wants to build something truly original. Thiel explains why copying existing ideas leads to crowded markets — and how real wealth comes from creating “the first” of something. If you want to learn how billion-dollar compani...
Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
 
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This book is the blueprint for modern entrepreneurship. Ries teaches you how to test ideas quickly, avoid wasting money, and build a product people actually want. Whether you’re launching a digital product, a YouTube channel, or a service business, t...
The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous ...
 
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Short, sharp, and brutally honest. Rework challenges traditional business rules and shows how lean, simple operations often win. If you want a book that will help you ditch outdated thinking, simplify your grind, and start making progress today — thi...
Rework by Jason Fried, David Heinemeier Hansson, Hardcover
 
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A powerful look at why some leaders inspire action while others don’t. Sinek helps you identify your deeper purpose — the “why” behind your business or creative project. This book will help you communicate your mission more clearly, connect with your...
Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action
 
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A game-changing guide to designing a business (and life) with freedom in mind. Ferriss breaks down automation, outsourcing, and lifestyle design in a way anyone can follow. If you dream of earning more while working less — or want to scale a side hus...
The 4-Hour Workweek, Expanded and Updated: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, ...
 
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A distilled collection of Naval’s wisdom on wealth, happiness, leverage, and the power of knowledge. This is a book you’ll reread for decades. Naval teaches how to build wealth ethically, how to think independently, and how to use leverage (capital, ...
The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness
 
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This book trains you to challenge assumptions, rethink ideas, and stay mentally flexible — a critical entrepreneurial skill. Grant shows why staying curious beats being certain. Add if you want one more mindset-transforming title in the list.
Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know (B&N Exclusive Edition)
 
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A high-energy guide for creators and entrepreneurs who want to build a brand online. Gary V lays out strategies that work across YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and more — perfect for your own multi-channel ecosystem.
Crushing It!: How Great Entrepreneurs Build Their Business and Influence- ...
 
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The Personal MBA – Josh Kaufman A powerhouse crash course in business without the six-figure tuition. This book breaks down core topics like value creation, marketing, sales, finance, and systems in simple, practical language so you can start thinki...
The Personal MBA: Master the Art of Business (10th Anniversary Edition)