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Books like The Total Money Makeover

The best books like The Total Money Makeover are I Will Teach You to Be Rich, The Millionaire Next Door, and The Automatic Millionaire. The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey is about debt elimination, budgeting, emergency fund. If that's what drew you in, here are 12 books that share its DNA — each summarized on Superbook, and ready to chat with in the app.

  1. I Will Teach You to Be Rich
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    I Will Teach You to Be Rich

    Ramit Sethi · Self-help

    I Will Teach You to Be Rich is Ramit Sethi's six-week program for getting your basic financial infrastructure in order — automating savings, optimizing credit, setting up the right accounts, and beginning to invest — written specifically for people in their twenties and thirties who haven't yet dealt with any of this.

    A kindred self-help read.

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  2. The Millionaire Next Door
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    The Millionaire Next Door

    Thomas J. Stanley · Economics

    The Millionaire Next Door is Thomas Stanley and William Danko's report on a decade of research into who actually has wealth in America, and their findings are consistently surprising.

    A kindred self-help read.

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  3. The Automatic Millionaire
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    The Automatic Millionaire

    David Bach · Self-help

    The Automatic Millionaire is David Bach's argument that the secret to building wealth is not discipline or budgeting but automation — setting up financial systems that do the right thing without requiring ongoing willpower.

    A kindred self-help read.

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  1. Your Money or Your Life
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    Your Money or Your Life

    Vicki Robin · Self-help

    Your Money or Your Life is Vicki Robin and Joe Dominguez's argument that money is something we trade our life energy for, and that most people in modern consumer society have made that trade without ever stopping to examine the terms.

    A kindred self-help read.

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  2. The Barefoot Investor
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    The Barefoot Investor

    Scott Pape · Self-help

    The Barefoot Investor is Scott Pape's step-by-step financial plan written for ordinary Australians who want to get their finances in order without becoming financial experts.

    Shares debt elimination and budgeting with The Total Money Makeover.

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  3. Broke Millennial
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    Broke Millennial

    Erin Lowry · Self-help

    Broke Millennial is Erin Lowry's accessible guide to financial basics for people in their twenties and thirties who are either starting from scratch or who have accumulated bad habits and debt they want to correct.

    Both dig into budgeting.

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  4. The Art of Money
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    The Art of Money

    Bari Tessler · Self-help

    The Art of Money is Bari Tessler's guide to developing a healthier emotional and psychological relationship with money.

    Both dig into budgeting.

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  5. The Richest Man in Babylon
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    The Richest Man in Babylon

    George S. Clason · Self-help

    The Richest Man in Babylon is George S.

    Both dig into budgeting.

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  6. A Random Walk Down Wall Street
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    A Random Walk Down Wall Street

    Burton G. Malkiel · Economics

    A Random Walk Down Wall Street is Burton Malkiel's argument that stock prices move in a way that is effectively unpredictable, that professional fund managers cannot consistently beat the market, and that the rational response for most investors is to buy and hold a diversified index fund.

    Both dig into behavioral finance.

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  7. A Wealth of Common Sense
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    A Wealth of Common Sense

    Ben Carlson · Economics

    A Wealth of Common Sense is Ben Carlson's argument that individual investors outperform most professionals not by being smarter but by doing fewer things and making fewer mistakes.

    Both dig into behavioral finance.

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  8. Get Good with Money
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    Get Good with Money

    Tiffany Aliche · Economics

    Get Good with Money is Tiffany Aliche's structured ten-step guide to achieving financial wholeness, a term she coined to describe the state of having no debt, a funded emergency account, adequate insurance, a retirement plan, and a net worth headed in the right direction.

    Both dig into budgeting.

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  9. How a Second Grader Beats Wall Street
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    How a Second Grader Beats Wall Street

    Allan Roth · Economics

    How a Second Grader Beats Wall Street is Allan Roth's argument that a portfolio simple enough for a child to manage will, over time, outperform the vast majority of professionally managed money.

    Both dig into behavioral finance.

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Books like The Total Money Makeover: quick answers

What are the best books like The Total Money Makeover?

The best books like The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey are I Will Teach You to Be Rich by Ramit Sethi, The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas J. Stanley, The Automatic Millionaire by David Bach, Your Money or Your Life by Vicki Robin, The Barefoot Investor by Scott Pape, plus 7 more below. Each was chosen for themes it shares with The Total Money Makeover, such as debt elimination, budgeting, emergency fund.

What should I read after The Total Money Makeover?

A natural next read after The Total Money Makeover is I Will Teach You to Be Rich by Ramit Sethi. A kindred self-help read. Other strong choices are The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas J. Stanley, The Automatic Millionaire by David Bach, Your Money or Your Life by Vicki Robin.

What books are similar to The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey?

The Total Money Makeover centers on debt elimination, budgeting, emergency fund. Books with a similar feel include I Will Teach You to Be Rich by Ramit Sethi, The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas J. Stanley, The Automatic Millionaire by David Bach, Your Money or Your Life by Vicki Robin, The Barefoot Investor by Scott Pape, Broke Millennial by Erin Lowry — all free to read and chat with on Superbook.

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