Whether you're searching for your next personal read, building a classroom library, or recommending resources to students, these 15 books are recommended most frequently by teachers in FinLit Fanatics, a Facebook group for personal finance educators to connect and share best practices. We scoured dozens of past threads on this topic so you don't have to! 

Beginner-Friendly & How-To Guides

These provide foundational knowledge, budgeting help, and accessible steps for people just getting started or aiming to reach financial milestones.

• Broke Millennial by Erin Lowry

• Everyday Millionaires by Chris Hogan

• First to a Million: A Teenager’s Guide to Achieving Early Financial Independence by Dan Sheeks

• Get Good with Money by Tiffany Aliche

• How to Adult: Personal Finance for the Real World by Jake Cousineau

Money Mindset

These titles help readers understand how beliefs, habits, and behavior influence financial success.

• Mind Your Money by Yanely Espinal

• I Will Teach You To Be Rich by Ramit Sethi

• Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki

• The Latte Factor: Why You Don't Have to Be Rich to Live Rich by David Bach

• The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel

Building Wealth & Investing

Books focused on long-term strategies, financial independence, and investing for the future. 

• The Automatic Millionaire by David Bach

• The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America's Wealthy by Thomas J. Stanley and William D. Danko

• The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason

• The Simple Path to Wealth: Your Road Map to Financial Independence and a Rich, Free Life by JL Collins

• The Wealthy Barber: Everyone's Commonsense Guide to Becoming Financially Independent by David Chilton

If you want more book ideas, check out our podcast archive. Many past guests are authors. 

And don't forget to join the FinLit Fanatics Facebook group so you can be a part of resource sharing and advice from other personal finance educators.

About the Author

Hannah Rael

As NGPF's Marketing Communications Manager, Hannah (she/her) helps spread the word about NGPF's mission to improve the financial lives of the next generation of Americans.

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