Online book company Amazon.com profiles a list of current topselling money books. They include:
1. The Road To Wealth (Revised Edition) by Suze Orman, 2008
This money book is as popular as its author Suze Orman, considered the video-age financial guru. In this book, she dishes out practical advices in planning and fixing the most complex areas of personal finance like debt management, home ownership and personal investments.
2. Personal Finance for Dummies (5th Edition) by Eric Tyson, 2006
This money book gives sound and practical tips in controlling one’s money. The author Eric Tyson breaks down the common and frequent mistakes people make in handling their hard-earned cash. The book employs methods on calculating a reader’s financial health through work sheets.
3. Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki, 2000
Financial lecturer and millionaire Robert Kiyosaki remains a visionary in the field of personal wealth building, and this money book is considered a classic. The book’s appeal lies in its common-sense, market-savvy approach in encouraging younger people to start building their wealth by doing away with conservative financial views like “income is not wealth,” “a house is not an asset,” and “investors are not savers.”
4. The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas J. Stanley, 1996
This increasingly becoming popular wealth bible consists of author Stanley’s juicy interviews with the millionaire circle of America, and how, straight from the horses’ mouths, they amassed their wealth. This engaging money book shares the surprising fundamental qualities of these rich people like a modest lifestyle, tempered consumption, targeting financial opportunities and focusing on the “right” occupation.
5. Making The Most of Your Money by Jane Bryant Quinn, 1997
This money book by leading financial strategist Jane Bryant Quinn was originally released in 1991. Bulk of its buyers were owners of the earlier editions, who got some form of help in basic money issues like insurance, college savings and retirement funds. Loyal Quinn fans emphasized that the book’s purpose is to be a primer on personal financial planning, a place to start assessing personal consumer habits and finance security.