Running a band is running a small business, from merch and gas money to booking and budgets. These are the best money and business books I recommend for beginners, musicians and creators who want to understand personal finance, build wealth and think...
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Personal Finance Books for Beginners
Wealth Building Classics Every Millionaire Recommends
Business, Strategy and Side Hustle Books
Personal Finance Books for Beginners
Easy to read books that make budgeting, saving and investing click.
Short stories about why we make the money choices we do. A must-read before any other finance book.
The Psychology of Money: Timeless Lessons on Wealth, Greed, and Happiness
A Canadian classic that teaches money basics through an easy, funny story. Perfect if finance books usually put you to sleep.
The Wealthy Barber
A step by step system for automating your money. Great if you want a plan, not just theory.
I Will Teach You to Be Rich (Second Edition)
The go to book for getting out of debt. A must-read if credit cards are running your life.
The Total Money Makeover
Investing made simple without the jargon. Great if you want to start investing and keep it boring.
The Simple Path to Wealth
Wealth Building Classics Every Millionaire Recommends
The money mindset books people have been recommending for decades.
Classic must read all millionaires recommend. Changes how you think about assets, income and work.
Rich Dad Poor Dad
The number 1 book to start the manifestation thought process and how it works.
Think and Grow Rich
Timeless money rules told as short parables. A quick read with lessons that still hold up.
The Richest Man in Babylon
Shows that most real wealth is quiet and built slowly. A must-read if you think you need a big salary to get rich.
The Millionaire Next Door
A refreshing take on spending money on experiences while you can still enjoy them. Good balance to all the saving books.
Die With Zero: Getting All You Can from Your Money and Your Life
Business, Strategy and Side Hustle Books
For anyone building a business, a brand or a band from the ground up.
How to stop competing in a crowded market and create your own lane. Great for business owners and creators alike.
Blue Ocean Strategy
Super practical on pricing and packaging what you sell. A must-read if you sell anything, even merch.
$100M Offers: How to Make Offers So Good People Feel Stupid Saying No
The book that got a lot of people thinking about working smarter and building income outside a 9 to 5.
The 4-Hour Workweek
Test ideas fast and cheap before you go all in. Great for any new project or side hustle.
The Lean Startup
Big picture thinking on building something new instead of copying what exists. A quick, thought provoking read.
Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
