A money book, or a finance book,  is a book that helps a reader manage his or her personal finance.  The goal of a money book is to help readers discard bad financial habits of the past,  gain financial freedom and independence in the present, and achieve a level of financial security in the future.

Money book authors are mostly wealth and money experts like professional financial planners, educators and academicians, and self-made millionaires.  The money book category of financial literature has been around for long, but there is no available record that names a definite money book as the first to be published, only that the popularity of these books are skyrocketing.  Money books have also evolved from its earlier, sensational get-rich-quick gazette forms into respectable, realistic and practical guide books.

A money book is as as prevalent nowadays as your run-of-the mill romance novel, and as in-demand as the proverbial motivational and inspirational book.  This is perhaps a sign of the times, as the world enters a period of tempestuous financial state - everything is risky, anyone can win so much and lose even a thousandfold.

The growing market for money books is driven by the growing risk and complexity involved in personal finance.  People need guidance and direction on how to protect their hard-earned money, and purchasing a money book or two is  certainly a cheap alternative compared to hiring a pay-per-hour financial advisor.