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The Psychology of Money: Timeless Lessons on Wealth, Greed, and Happiness
Nobody is as impressed by the car as you think. Neither are you supposed to be. 🚗
Who it's for
Money shame often comes from comparing yourself to people who seem further ahead.
Insecure→Clear-Headed
Feelings it meets
What it is
The Psychology of Money is a 2020 nonfiction book by Morgan Housel, published by Harriman House. Across 19 short, story-driven chapters, Housel argues that doing well with money depends less on what you know than on how you behave, covering luck and risk, the idea of having enough, why other people rarely notice your possessions, and why everyone's money decisions make sense in light of their own…
Where to find it
In print, ebook and audiobook from major retailers; widely held in libraries (check Libby).
Before you start
Heads up: Brief references to financial ruin.
Age: Not rated (suggested 14+)
There is a time in every man's education when he arrives at the conviction that envy is ignorance; that imitation is suicide;Ralph Waldo Emerson, Essays: First Series, “Self-Reliance”
