How to Get Out of Debt, Stay Out of Debt and Live Prosperously*
by Jerrold Mundis · first published 2003
4mentions
2recommended by
3HN commenters
2010–2017first – last mentioned
67% recommend33% neutral
Affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
Here are some of my personal favorites: 1) The Millionaire Next Door 2) The Intelligent Investor (must read!) 3) How to Get Out of Debt, Stay Out of Debt, and Live Prosperously 4) Your Money or Your Life 5) I Will Teach You to Be Rich (relevant to you at your age) 6) Why Smart People Make Big Money Mistakes, and How to Correct Them (short and sweet) 7) The Rational Optimist…
on “Ask HN: A good book about personal finance?” ↗creditors call ... on a schedule I personally would consider "aggressive". Let me suggest you go to a library and pick up a copy of "How to get out of debt, stay out of debt, and live prosperously." Also "How to survive without a salary" is an excellent book. You might also enjoy reading this: http://micheleincalifornia.blogspot.com/2014/02/money-and-ma... Best of luck.
on “Ask HN: How to value small side projects? Can you sell them?” ↗…Cards" is broken (there is a stray "http:/" at the beginning). If you can, try to get an Amazon Affiliate account and add Amazon affiliate links when you describe / review books like "Book recommendation: How to Get Out of Debt, Stay Out of Debt and Live Prosperously". It might not be useful short-term as they won't cut checks for amounts smaller than ~$25, but they pay 4+% on lots of products.
on “A homeless man who turned his life around by offering book reviews” ↗You might consider picking up a few books (possibly used or from the library) with titles like "How to live without a salary" by Charles Long or "The Tightwad Gazette" series by Amy Dacyczyn or "How to get out of debt, stay out of debt, and live prosperously" (I don't recall the author). I read stuff like that years ago and was a homemaker for many years when most folks in America today think a family cannot live on one income. I had to get divorced to…
on “Ask HN: buying your own time.” ↗