200+ Personal Finance Resources (Blogs, Books, and Podcasts)

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Financial Literacy Month is wrapping up, and so far, we’ve covered quite a bit of information on personal finance. We have talked about strategies to build wealth, strategies to become debt free, why money matters, and a number of other things.

I recognize that I’m only one person though, and there are many amazing people out there doing amazing things.

In this post, I’m going to share with you 200+ personal finance resources (blogs, books, podcasts) for you to check out and grow your personal finance knowledge! 🙂

The Ultimate Collection of 200+ Personal Finance Resources

There are 7,000,000,000+ people in this world, and while I have one point of view, there are so many more amazing people who have their own unique story and message.

Here is a collection of 200+ Personal Finance Resources for your viewing pleasure:

15 Personal Finance and Investing Books
175+ Personal Finance, Retirement, Debt Reduction, Financial Independence, and Frugality Blogs
11 Money and Finance Podcasts

15 Personal Finance and Investing Books

I love reading, and some of the following personal finance and investing books are my favorites. Below are my book recommendations for personal finance and investing. I’ve listed 15 books which I believe will supercharge your success with your personal finances.

The Millionaire Next Door, by Thomas J. Stanley and William Danko

CAN YOU SPOT THE MILLIONAIRE NEXT DOOR?
Who are the rich in this country?
What do they do?
Where do they shop?
What do they drive?
How do they invest?
How did they get rich?
Can I ever become one of them?

Get the answers in The Millionaire Next Door, the never-before-told story about wealth in America. You’ll be surprised at what you find out….

Your Money or Your Life, by Vicki Robin and Joe Dominguez

“The premise of it is that you exchange your time for money. When you start thinking about how many hours of your life it took to save up the money to buy something, you really start thinking twice about your purchases.”

In Your Money or Your Life, Vicki Robin shows readers how to gain control of their money and make a life, rather than just make a living. With this book, you’ll learn how to:

* Get out of debt and develop savings
* Save money through mindfulness and good habits, not strict budgeting
* Declutter your life and live well for less
* Invest your savings and begin creating wealth

The Automatic Millionaire, by David Bach

The Automatic Millionaire starts with the powerful story of an average American couple–he’s a low-level manager, she’s a beautician. Their joint income has never exceeded $55,000 a year, yet they somehow manage to own two homes debt-free, put two kids through college, and retire at 55 with more than $1 million in savings.

Through their story you’ll learn the surprising fact that you cannot get rich with a budget! You have to have a plan to pay yourself first that is totally automatic; a plan that will automatically secure your future and pay for your present.

The Slight Edge, by Jeff Olson

The Slight Edge is a way of thinking, a way of processing information that enables you to make the daily choices that will lead you to the success and happiness you desire.

Learn why some people make dream after dream come true, while others just continue dreaming and spend their lives building dreams for someone else.

The Slight Edge is not just another self-help motivation tool of methods you must learn in order to travel the path to success.

The Slight Edge shows you how to create powerful results from the simple daily activities of your life, by using tools that are already within you.

The Bogleheads’ Guide to Investing, by Mel Lindauer, Taylor Larimore, and Michael LeBoeuf

Investing can be simple, but it’s certainly not simplistic. Over the course of twenty years, the followers of John C. Bogle have evolved from a loose association of investors to a major force with the largest and most active non-commercial financial forum on the Internet.

The Bogleheads’ Guide to Investing brings that communication to you with comprehensive guidance to the investment prowess on display at Bogleheads.org. You’ll learn how to craft your own investment strategy using the Bogle-proven methods that have worked for thousands of investors.

The Book on Investing In Real Estate with No (and Low) Money Down, by Brandon Turner

Is Your Lack of Cash Holding You Back From Your Real Estate Dreams?

No matter how much money you have in your checking account, there is always real estate you can’t afford. Even the most successful real estate investors use creativity to invest in real estate without using their own cash. This book will provide numerous strategies, tips, and ideas for leveraging other people’s money to help you do more deals.

Don’t let the contents of your wallet define your future.

Read The Book on Investing in Real Estate with No Money Down and discover the real life strategies that smart investors are using in today’s market to invest in real estate with creativity!

The Black Swan, by Nassim Taleb

The world’s events are not normally distributed. A black swan is an event, positive or negative, that is deemed improbable yet causes massive consequences. In this groundbreaking and prophetic book, Nassim Taleb shows in a playful way that Black Swan events explain almost everything about our world, and yet we—especially the experts—are blind to them.

The Book on Rental Property Investing by Brandon Turner

In The Book on Rental Property Investing, there’s one goal in mind: to give you every strategy, tool, tip, and technique needed to become a millionaire rental property investor―while helping you avoid the junk that pulls down so many wannabes!

Written for both new and experienced investors, The Book on Rental Property Investing. will impart years of experience through the informative and entertaining lessons contained within. You’ll find practical, up-to-date, exciting strategies that investors across the world are using to build wealth and significant cash flow through rental properties.

How to Think about Money, by Jonathan Clements

How to Think about Money, which was named 2017’s adult book of the year by the Institute for Financial Literacy, is built around five key ideas:

* Money can buy happiness, but we need to spend with great care.
* Most of us will enjoy an extraordinarily long life–and that has profound financial implications.
* We are hardwired for financial failure, so sensible money management takes great mental strength.
* We need to bring order to our financial life–by focusing on our paycheck, or lack thereof.
* If we want to add to our wealth, we should strive to minimize the subtractions.

Predictably Irrational, by Dan Ariely

Why do our headaches persist after we take a one-cent aspirin but disappear when we take a fifty-cent aspirin? Why do we splurge on a lavish meal but cut coupons to save twenty-five cents on a can of soup?

When it comes to making decisions in our lives, we think we’re making smart, rational choices. But are we?

Predictably Irrational dives into these irrational decisions we humans make – very interesting.

What Every Real Estate Investor Needs to Know About Cash Flow, by Frank Gallinelli

What Every Real Estate Investor Needs to Know About Cash Flow removes the guesswork from investing in real estate by teaching you how to crunch numbers like a pro, so you can confidently judge a property’s value and ensure it provides long-term returns.

Whether you’re just beginning in real estate investing or you’re a seasoned professional, What Every Real Estate Investor Needs to Know About Cash Flow has what you need to make sure you take the smartest approach for your next investment using proven calculations.

The Intelligent Investor, by Benjamin Graham

The greatest investment advisor of the twentieth century, Benjamin Graham, taught and inspired people worldwide. Graham’s philosophy of “value investing” has made The Intelligent Investor the stock market Bible ever since its original publication in 1949.

Over the years, market developments have proven the wisdom of Graham’s strategies.Vital and indispensable, The Intelligent Investor is the most important book you will ever read on how to reach your financial goals.

The Richest Man in Babylon, by George Clason

Countless readers have been helped by the famous “Babylonian parables,” hailed as the greatest of all inspirational works on the subject of thrift, financial planning, and personal wealth. In language as simple as that found in the Bible, these fascinating and informative stories set you on a sure path to prosperity and its accompanying joys.

The Richest Man in Babylon holds the secrets to keeping your money—and making more. May they prove for you a sure key to gratifying financial progress.

Rich Dad, Poor Dad, by Robert Kiyosaki

Rich Dad, Poor Dad tells the story of Robert Kiyosaki and his two dads—his real father and the father of his best friend, his rich dad. He shares the ways in which both men shaped his thoughts about money and investing.

The book, Rich Dad, Poor Dad, explores the myth that you need to earn a high income to be rich and explains the difference between working for money and having your money work for you.

The Millionaire Real Estate Investor, by Gary Keller

The Millionaire Real Estate Investor is your handbook to real estate. Real estate is a tried and true financial wealth building vehicle that rewards patience and perseverance and is available to all. In The Millionaire Real Estate Investor, you will learn:

* Myths about money and investing that hold people back
* How to develop the mindset of a millionaire investor
* How to develop sound criteria for identifying great real estate opportunities
* Proven models and strategies investors use to track their net worth, understand their finances, build their network, and acquire properties.

175+ Personal Finance, Retirement, Debt Reduction, Financial Independence, and Frugality Blogs

I’ve compiled a list of over 175 personal finance bloggers for you to check out. I’ve segmented my list into 8 sections: general personal finance, real estate, financial independence, income growth, debt reduction, frugality, high income, and dividends and stock market investing.

Some bloggers had some overlap, so I had to make my best guess at an appropriate categorization.

Also, I apologize if I’ve categorized someone in the wrong bin.

General Finance Bloggers
Real Estate Bloggers
Financial Independence Bloggers
Income Growth Bloggers
Debt Reduction Bloggers
Frugality Bloggers
High Income Bloggers
Dividend and Investing Bloggers

General Finance Bloggers

Real Estate Bloggers

Financial Independence Bloggers

Income Growth Bloggers

Debt Reduction Bloggers

Frugality Bloggers

High Income Bloggers

Dividend and Investing Bloggers

11 Money and Finance Podcasts

Whenever I get in the car for an extended period of time, I love listening to podcasts, especially podcasts about people who are pushing their boundaries, becoming wealthy through the principles of personal finance, and doing unique jobs and side hustles in pursuit of success.

Here are 11 money and finance podcasts for your listening pleasure!

Marriage, Kids, and Money

Andy Hill hosts a fantastic show which talks about money success and family life.

Without money, there are so many things which are not possible – but with planning and learning about personal finance, you can get there.

Check out the Marriage, Kids and Money podcast here: Marriage, Kids, and Money

ChooseFI

Are you interested in financial freedom and financial independence? Would being able to walk away from your day job in 10-15 years interest you? How can you get started?

The ChooseFI podcast is all about financial independence and how everyday people are building wealth, retiring early, and now looking to influence and help others who are just starting their journey.

What is awesome about ChooseFI is the combination of episodes with interviews of highly successful individuals, but also episodes where Jonathan and Brad unpack the highlights from the previous episodes and draw wisdom from them.

The ChooseFI podcast will get you motivated and inspired to take action. Their interviewees are first in class, and the stories are amazingly interesting and great for someone interested in building wealth for the future. Check out the ChooseFI podcast here: motivation and inspiration for financial success, ChooseFI.

The Dave Ramsey Show

One of the most popular personal finance influencers out there, Dave Ramsey puts on an amazing show to help people become better financially through his 7 step plan.

Each week, he has 3 shows of totaling 3 hours of success stories, help, and more.

Check out The Dave Ramsey Show.

Stacking Benjamins

Live from Joe’s mom’s basement, it’s the Stacking Benjamins show!

The Stacking Benjamins show aims to make finance more approachable, interesting, and fun. At the end of the day, the hosts of the show, Joe and OG, want to make finance someone everyone takes seriously.

But, that’s not to say they won’t joke around with their guests and each other.

What’s amazing is the first bullet from The Stacking Benjamins Creed is Personal Finance is Personal – hey, that sounds familiar! Great minds think alike!

I really enjoy listening to this podcast as it is light hearted, but also provides some great advice. You want a laugh to go with some amazing information? Check out the Stacking Benjamins show here: Stacking Benjamins, light hearted perosonal finance advice!

Masters of Money

Why is talking about money taboo in 2018? When we open up to others and have tough discussions about money, great financial success can occur.

Masters of Money was created to do just that: help you become better financially.

Check out Masters of Money here: Masters of Money Podcast

FIRE Drill Podcast

Run by two enthusiastic and amazing young women, the FIRE Drill podcast is all about inspiring stories about financial independence and side hustles.

Are you interested in achieving financial independence through interesting and unique ways? The FIRE Drill Podcast is a great place to start. Each episode features a different, highly successful person who is on their way or is at financial independence.

Gwen and J, the hosts of the FIRE Drill Podcast, do a great job of keeping the conversation light, while also diving into the strategies and activities the interviewees are doing in their daily lives for financial success.

This podcast is more focused towards Millennials, but the stories and people featured can help someone at any stage in their career and life. Check out FIRE Drill Podcast here: a podcast about financial independence and side hustles , FIRE Drill Podcast.

The Investor’s Field Guide

Patrick O’Shaughnessy is out to find the best ways for people to invest and build wealth for the future. Many of his guests are professional investors in many different markets, though he also brings in other non-professional investors to share their story.

Check out The Investor’s Field Guide podcast here: Investor Field Guide.

The Financial Independence Podcast

On the way to financial independence, there are many tips and tricks you need to know. The Mad Fientist brings on amazing guests who have achieved or are on their way to achieving the ultimate goal of financial freedom and dissects their brain to understand better ways to build wealth.

If you are interested in early retirement and financial freedom, you’ll definitely want to check out this podcast: Financial Independence Podcast

Millennial Money Minutes

These days, we can’t seem to focus for more than 10 minutes on a single subject. That’s fine – Millennial Money Minutes are quick hitting episodes where the hosts, Grant and Matt distill tough personal finance topics in 5 minutes or less.

There’s so much to learn in the world of personal finance – listening to the Millennial Monday Minutes will help your knowledge base as you look to grow your financial education.

Millennial Money Minutes is geared towards Millennials (as the title suggests), but again, will be helpful to all people trying to build wealth. In addition, the hosts are highly successful Millennials with great stories. Check out Millennial Money Minutes here: Millennial Money Minutes, focused advice for people wanting financial success.

Moneysplained

Moneysplained has one purpose: clarity. There are so many confusing concepts, products, and strategies in the world of finance. Moneysplained looks to shed light on these concepts.

Ally-Jane, host of Moneysplained, talks about the basics of personal finance by performing a deep dive on a different subject each episode. For example, in one of her recent episodes, she did a deep dive on taxes for freelancers and had a CPA on the phone with her – very interesting for a small business owner like me.

I’m excited to see what the results of her work in 2018. Moneysplained is relatively new, but is in a great spot to grow and influence in the coming year. Check out Moneysplained here: Moneysplained, a top personal finance podcast.

The Real Estate Guys Radio Show

Real estate investing is complicated, but it’s not too complex. Learning the basics, but even getting into some of the more difficult concepts can be done, and the Real Estate Guys are here to guide you along the way.

This fun and informative show is hosted by two professionals in the industry, and have been broadcasting for over twenty years!

Learn real estate here: The Real Estate Guys

Concluding Thoughts on this Awesome Collection of Personal Finance Resources

Education should not end after high school or college.

Every day we have another opportunity to learn and become better.

With this collection of 200+ personal finance resources, in addition to the articles posted in April for Financial Literacy Month, you have a fantastic base to go out and become financially successful.

Readers: what are some of your favorite personal finance blogs, books, podcasts, and apps? Did I miss anyone?

Erik

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Brian
April 27, 2018 at 7:57 am
Awesome list! I’d add Dave Ramsey’s book The Total Money Makeover for anyone looking to crush debt and Personal Capital as my favorite money tool.
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  Erik
  April 27, 2018 at 8:44 am
  Thanks Brian! I was originally going to throw some tools on here too, but ran out of time (and energy :))
Gary @ Super Saving Tips
April 27, 2018 at 4:26 pm
What a great resource! Thanks for putting this list together.
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  Erik
  April 28, 2018 at 12:18 pm
  You are welcome Gary and thanks for stopping by 🙂
Ms ZiYou
April 29, 2018 at 2:16 am
Wow, such a great resource Erik, so comprehensive – must have taken you ages to put together!
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  Erik
  April 29, 2018 at 9:28 am
  Thanks Ms ZiYou for stopping by and I’m glad you enjoyed it!
[email protected] Dividends Diversify
April 29, 2018 at 6:30 am
Holy cow Erik. That is a “master”ful list of resources. I will have to bookmark and come back to this one as a reference resource. Thanks for including DD. Tom
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  Erik
  April 29, 2018 at 9:28 am
  You have a great blog! You deserved the inclusion 🙂 Have a good week
Amy @ LifeZemplified
April 30, 2018 at 12:48 pm
Killer list! Love how you created the blog display/sorting tool. You are learning some awesome skills! 🙂 And thanks for the inclusion.
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  Erik
  April 30, 2018 at 12:49 pm
  I’m glad you enjoyed it 🙂 I love giving credit where credit is due and you are welcome for the inclusion! Keep it going with your great content (and also on the new site Women Who Money! 🙂 )
Matt Spillar @ Spills Spot
April 30, 2018 at 6:23 pm
This is an incredible list of resources! I’m sure your readers will find it to be extremely helpful. Thanks so much for including me!
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  Erik
  April 30, 2018 at 6:45 pm
  Thanks Matt! Keep up the great blogging – your inclusion is well deserved! 🙂
Peerless Money Mentor
May 2, 2018 at 11:34 am
I’ll have to bookmark this! Thanks for including me on the list. I’m adding some of the books you mentioned to my reading list!
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  Erik
  May 2, 2018 at 11:56 am
  You are welcome! Keep up the great content 🙂
Mrs. Mad Money Monster
September 13, 2018 at 8:23 am
What a fantastic resource. Thanks for the shout out!
Lisa
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  Erik
  September 13, 2018 at 9:14 am
  You are welcome! 🙂
Med
November 1, 2018 at 8:46 pm
Thanks for the information