Money, Life, Retirement – 7. Reading List

June 8, 2017 by ramblingsofanextrememan 1 Comment

“In my whole life, I have known no wise people (over a broad subject matter area) who didn’t read all the time — none, zero. You’d be amazed at how much Warren reads–and at how much I read. My children laugh at me. They think I’m a book with a couple of legs sticking out.” Charlie Munger

As mentioned in the first rambling of this series there is very little original thought in this entire long winded series of ramblings. I can take credit for some bad jokes, an overly long passive aggressive hashtag and I’ve put a fair bit of effort into the spreadsheets over time, but all the thoughts that have prompted this series are covered elsewhere by people who are no doubt my superiors in rationality, mathematical ability, turn of phrase and attractiveness to the opposite sex.

Anyway, if you’d like to learn more here are some of the things I have read that I recommend:

Books:

Your money or your life by Vicki Robin – https://www.amazon.com/Your-Money-Life-Transforming-Relationship/dp/0143115766

The four pillars of investing by William Bernstein – https://www.amazon.com.au/Four-Pillars-Investing-Portfolio-ebook/dp/B0041842TW

The millionaire next door – Thomas Stanley – https://www.amazon.com/Millionaire-Next-Door-Surprising-Americas/dp/1589795474

A random walk down Wall st by Burton Malkiel – https://www.amazon.com/Random-Walk-Down-Wall-Street/dp/0393330338

The Simple Path to Wealth by Jim Collins – https://www.amazon.com/Simple-Path-Wealth-financial-independence/dp/1533667926

Common Sense on Mutual Funds by John Bogle – https://www.amazon.com/Common-Sense-Mutual-Funds-Anniversary/dp/0470138130

The Bogleheads guide to investing – https://www.amazon.com/Bogleheads-Guide-Investing-Taylor-Larimore/dp/0470067365

Early Retirement Extreme by Jacob Lund Fisker – https://www.amazon.com/Early-Retirement-Extreme-Philosophical-Independence/dp/145360121X

Websites:

• Mr Money Mustache – http://www.mrmoneymustache.com/
  • Getting rich, from zero to hero in one blog post – http://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2013/02/22/getting-rich-from-zero-to-hero-in-one-blog-post/
  • The shockingly simple math behind early retirement – http://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2012/01/13/the-shockingly-simple-math-behind-early-retirement/
  • News Flash: Your Debt is an Emergency – http://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2012/04/18/news-flash-your-debt-is-an-emergency/
  • What is Hedonic Adaption and how can it turn you into a Sukka – http://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2011/10/22/what-is-hedonic-adaptation-and-how-can-it-turn-you-into-a-sukka/
• Jim Collins – http://jlcollinsnh.com/
  • Stock Series – http://jlcollinsnh.com/stock-series/
  • The monk and the minister – http://jlcollinsnh.com/2011/06/02/the-monk-and-the-minister/
  • Why your house is a terrible investment – http://jlcollinsnh.com/2013/05/29/why-your-house-is-a-terrible-investment/
  • Debt the unacceptable burden – http://jlcollinsnh.com/2015/03/26/stocks-part-xxviii-debt-the-unacceptable-burden/
• Mad Fientist – http://www.madfientist.com
• Early Retirement Extreme- http://earlyretirementextreme.com/
• Vanguard – http://www.vanguard.com.au/
  • Principles for Investing Success – https://static.vgcontent.info/crp/intl/auw/docs/corporate/principles-for-investing-success.pdf?20161014|163125
• FIRE calculator – http://www.firecalc.com/
• Determining withdrawal rates using historical data (William Bengen) – http://www.retailinvestor.org/pdf/Bengen1.pdf
• Aussie Firebug – http://www.aussiefirebug.com/
  • Australian Financial Independence Calculator – http://www.aussiefirebug.com/australian-financial-independence-calculator/

Apps:

• If you don’t want to track every single expense manually in a spreadsheet (you should you lazy bastard…) you can use an app like:
  • PocketBook (Aus)  – https://getpocketbook.com/
  • or Mint (US only) – https://www.mint.com/

If you’d like to suggest any others please leave a comment below.