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Personal Book Recommendations:

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Real Estate Investing Books:

• The ABC’s of Real Estate Investing – Ken McElroy
• Investing in Duplexes, Triplexes and Quads – Larry Loftis
• Long Distance Real Estate Investing – David Greene
• What Every Real Estate Investor Needs to Know About Cashflow – Frank Gallinelli
• Retire Early With Real Estate – Chad “Coach” Carson

Money/Time Management Books:

• Flipping Burgers to Flipping Millions – Bernard Kelly
• Set For Life – Scott Trench
• Secrets of the Millionaire Mind – T. Harv Eker
• The Compound Effect – Darren Hardy
• Rich Dad Poor Dad – Robert Kiyosaki
• The Millionaire Next Door – Thomas Stanley
• The Richest Man in Babylon – (FREE Audiobook via Youtube)
• Think and Grow Rich – Napoleon Hill
• The 4-Hour Workweek – Tim Ferriss
• The Checklist Manifesto – Atul Gawande
• The Little Book of Common Sense Investing – John Bogle
• The Bogleheads’ Guide to Investing – Taylor Larimore, Mel Lindauer, Michael LeBoeuf
• Smart Couples Finish Rich – David Bach

Other Good Books:

• Extreme Ownership – Jocko Willink  (he has a TED Talk here)
• It’s Your Ship – Michael Abrashoff
• A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Future – Michael J. Fox
• Shantaram – Gregory David Roberts
• Losing My Virginity – Richard Branson
• How to Win Friends and Influence People – Dale Carnagie
• The Alchemist – Paulo Coelho
• Outliers – Malcolm Gladwell
• David and Goliath – Malcolm Gladwell
• Tools of Titans and Tribe of Mentors – both by Tim Ferriss

Financial Independence Blogs & Friends:

• Waffles on Wednesday – These guys are legends!
• Coach Carson – Real Estate focused, and nicest most humble guy you’ll ever meet
• Montana Money Adventures – Jillian has a very down to earth and relatable story. She is an amazing person.
• Accidental FIRE – Very sharp guy. Great stories with good humor.
• Minafi – The inventor of the FIRE Periodic Table
• Four Pillar Freedom – Inventor of the Early Retirement Grid
• Budgets are Sexy – J. Money is one of the only blogs I read *daily* 🙂