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5 books to read to become awesome at money

Our mandate here at LetUsQuoteYou.com is to save Ontarians money–on their car, travel, business, and home insurance, sure–but also with the day-to-day.

And that’s where we are today with a roundup of 5 books on money to rock your personal finances in 2020! Best part? These are all available as audiobooks as well, bonus!

1. Rich Dad Poor Dad

The elevator pitch:

“What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money – That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not!”

Why we chose it:

This absolute classic obviously needed to be on this list. Kiyosaki teaches us through lessons from his biological father and his step father–one that was middle class, the other that was a money wizard.

Details:

Written by: Robert T. Kiyosaki
Narrated by: Tim Wheeler
Length: 6 hrs and 9 mins

Grab it from Amazon.ca

2. Unshakeable

The elevator pitch:

“Your Financial Freedom Playbook”

Why we chose it:

Tony Robbins is huge. Whether you like is style or not, you have to admit is following, and personal wealth, are awesome.

Details:

Written by: Tony Robbins
Narrated by: Tony RobbinsJeremy Bobb
Length: 7 hrs and 21 mins

Grab it from Amazon.ca

3. The 4-Hour Workweek

The elevator pitch:

“Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich (Expanded and Updated)”

Why we chose it:

Another huge name in personal finance, Tim Ferris, shows us how to kick the 9-5 to the curb, and create the blueprint to freedom.

Details:

Written by: Timothy Ferriss
Narrated by: Ray Porter
Length: 13 hrs and 1 min

Grab it from Amazon.ca

4. Think and Grow Rich

The elevator pitch:

“Think and Grow Rich is a motivational personal development and selfhelp book”

Why we chose it:

Andrew Carnegie was a wizard when it came to the success game, becoming one of the richest men in US history (seriously). This book is inspired by Carnegie as it reveals his secrets to becoming successful.

Details:

Written by: Napoleon Hill
Narrated by: Russ Williams
Length: 10 hrs and 15 mins

Grab it from Amazon.ca

5. Why Didn’t They Teach Me This In School?

The elevator pitch:

“99 Personal Money Management Principles to Live By”

Why we chose it:

This short, bestseller, is a big graduation gift for new adults as it fills the personal finance classes that our schools don’t seem to be teaching. You might be able to add, and speak reasonably well as a new graduate, but there is so much more to money and investing. It is written in plain English and is designed to be an easy read.

Details:

Written by: Cary Siegel
Narrated by: Dean Sluyter
Length: 3 hrs and 11 mins

Grab it from Amazon.ca

Got a favourite we didn’t mention? Let us know in the comments and we can include it in a future roundup!