Book Reviews
Looking to improve your financial literacy? Our personal finance book reviews have you covered. Discover insightful, unbiased takes on the latest must-read books covering everything from budgeting and investing to retirement planning and wealth-building. Our expert reviewers cut through the noise to highlight the most actionable, life-changing personal finance advice, so you can make informed decisions about which books deserve a spot on your reading list.
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“Economics in Plain English” by David A. Mayer Book Review
Is it just me or did everyone suddenly become an economist over the past half a decade or so? I joke — but the truth is that economic literacy is becoming increasingly important in today’s world. Enter the new book Economics in Plain English by author David A. Mayer. Featuring more than 300 terms, throughout…
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“Make It Happen” by Darius Foroux Book Review
In the past few months, I’ve seen several people I follow on Twitter (X) announce that they’re releasing books (which is great since I’m currently looking to review one book a month for this site). But, while many of these titles won’t be released until this fall or later, I was excited to see that…
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“The Purpose Code” By Jordan Grumet Book Review
A couple of months ago, a funny thing happened. As I was looking through several of the personal finance blogs that I follow, I kept seeing the same bright blue book cover and smiley face sticky note somewhere on each site. I soon came to find out that this cover belonged to a book called…
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“Buy What You Love Without Going Broke” Book Review
Last month, while reviewing George Kamel’s book, I noted that I had learned about him through his appearance and my attendance at FinCon 2024. That’s the backstory with this month’s book selection: Buy What You Love Without Going Broke by Jen Smith and Jill Sirianni (hosts of the Frugal Friends podcast). In fact, after her…
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Book Review: “Breaking Free From Broke” by George Kamel
Throughout 2025, Fioney will be posting a new book review each month. In the meantime, you can check out our list of the top 10 financial books to start the new year off right and view my Goodreads for more. When I attended 2024’s FinCon event in Atlanta, one of the speakers I was introduced…
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Selling the Dream: The Billion-Dollar Industry Bankrupting Americans Book Review
At this point, I think most people are at least familiar with multi-level marketing companies (AKA MLMs). Even if they don’t know the term itself, surely anyone who’s ever been on Facebook is familiar with the feeling of being DM’d by an old friend or acquaintance trying to sell them something. What’s more, despite big…
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Beyond Getting By by Holly Trantham Book Review
Despite moving to a house right across the street from a library branch last year, it’s been a while since I took the opportunity to browse the New Release shelves for recent personal finance titles. When I finally did, I came across the book Beyond Getting By: The Financial Diet’s Guide to Abundant and Intentional…
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“The Unbanking of America” Book Review
In her new book ” The Unbanking of America: How the New Middle Class Survives” author Lisa Servon looks at everything from the payday loan industry to FinTech while also discussing the changing economics of the middle class.
