Books, Tools and Resources

Over the last few posts I have mentioned various books and resources we have used in our journey to go from living paycheck to paycheck to being able to have some breathing room and working to pay off our debts. With the immense amount of information out there on the subject of finances there is no way that I can give the books and tools that will work for everyone but these are the books that worked for us.
This list is the books that I used for learning about money and how to manage it.

1. Dave Ramsey's Total Money Makeover
2. The Total Money Makeover Workbook
3. Financial Peace Revisited
4. Financial Peace University and Total Money Makeover Complete 2009 Home Study Kit By Dave Ramsey w/ Dvds Cds Books
5. Your Money or Your Life: 9 Steps to Transforming Your Relationship with Money and Achieving Financial Independence: Revised and Updated for the 21st Century
6. America's Cheapest Family Gets You Right on the Money: Your Guide to Living Better, Spending Less, and Cashing in on Your Dreams

Each of these books has many things to teach in its own right. The Dave Ramsey books lay out the steps to getting on a written plan and getting on a budget. It has everything broke down into 7 easy baby steps that spell out how to transform your relationship with money. Your money or your life by Joe Dominguez outlines how to become more frugal, how to manage on less and how to interact with your money. America's Cheapest Family outlines how to stretch each section of your budget, how to watch for sale's and match coupons to fill your food stores as cheap as possible and it also covers when to stock up on certain things and how to cut some of your other bills.

A couple of Motivational books that I have read to keep motivated during this process are

1. Secrets of the Millionaire Mind: Mastering the Inner Game of Wealth
2. Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money-That the Poor and the Middle Class Do Not!



Don't rely on books alone during this process either. The web is full of useful information if you have a few minutes to search it out.  Sites like www.betterbudgeting.com or www.daveramsey.com . Blogs such as this one and others like http://mrspennypincher.blogspot.com/ ... All the resources are out there to assist you in a search to better your situation if you have the want and the dedication to search, read and learn.