
You can also check out Vicki and me chatting about the FIRE movement and a whole lot more in the financial freedom podcast episode, The Space of Freedom w/ Vicki Robin, or below. No matter where you are in your own financial journey it’s worth reading the classic book that’s sold over 1 million copies and started the FIRE movement. If you want to calculate your real hourly wage check out the real hourly wage calculator. My favorite chapters are the mindset ones, the discussion about the four pillars of financial independence, frugality, and the step-by-step strategy for how to calculate how much money you’re actually making per hour.


Updated in 2018, Your Money or Your Life is an absolute classic for a reason. This book completely changed how I think about money. Your Money or Your Life by Vicki Robin & Joe Dominguez It’s definitely worth checking out and don’t forget to let me know what you think. The best money habits to help you fast-track financial independence.How to invest in stocks, bonds, and real estate.How to change your relationship with money.How to maximize your happiness per dollar.I held nothing back when writing this book and go deep on all the key topics you need to know to reach FIRE, including: The book is a step-by-step guide in 14 chapters to help you make more money in less time and create more freedom in your life. Many readers agree, with The Ladders recently voting Financial Freedom one of the top 10 personal finance books of all time, Lifehacker saying “Financial Freedom blew my mind…,” and over 100 Amazon reviewers have called it “life-changing”. I simply put it first because this is my blog and I’m extremely proud of it, but I worked hard to make Financial Freedom as comprehensive as possible and the perfect starting point for anyone interested in FIRE and financial freedom. This is my book, so it’s a shameless plug, and I’m not putting it first because I think it’s the best. Financial Freedom: A Proven Path To All The Money You Will Ever Need by Grant Sabatier If you’re interested in pursuing FIRE, then this list of books is not only an incredible place to start, it will literally give you the exact blueprint that you can customize to accelerate your own financial independence journey.ġ.

I’ll continue to add to this list as more make the cut.

I’ve had the opportunity to read literally all of them and here are what I think are the Best FIRE books. While there are a ton of money books, and I’ve read hundreds of personal finance books over the years, there really aren’t that many FIRE (financial independence retire early) books, but more are starting to be released.
