Episode · ChooseFI · 2022-10-02
Books mentioned on 397 | Securing Your Financial Life
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Mentioned: The Simple Path to Wealth by Jl Collins, The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, Die with Zero by Bill Perkins, Ready Player One by Ernest Cline, and The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell by Robert Dugoni.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Simple Path to Wealth
The Simple Path to Wealth by JL Collins is a clear and accessible guide to achieving financial independence through low-cost index fund investing and simple savings habits.
Discussed“book again I if we're talking about impact on my life simple path to well so that's an easy one to choose”
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The Alchemist
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho is a celebrated philosophical novel that follows a young Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago on his journey across the desert in search of treasure, ultimately discovering a message about listening to one's heart and pursuing personal destiny.
Discussed“The Alchemist I loved the short Fable of the Alchemists because that really you know helped me remember to focus on following my dreams”
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Die with Zero
Die with Zero by Bill Perkins is a personal finance and lifestyle book that challenges traditional saving habits by advocating for the strategic use of wealth to maximize life experiences while alive rather than hoarding money for old age.
Discussed“but die with zero was a book that took me from being all about compound interest and saving every nickel to wait a second”
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Ready Player One
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline is a science fiction novel set in a dystopian future where people escape their harsh reality by logging into an expansive, 1980s pop-culture-infused virtual reality world called the OASIS.
Discussed“For pure entertainment value I've read the book Ready Player One many many times it's actually narrated very well as well”
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The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell
Discussed“I just finished a great book called uh the extraordinary life of Sam hell like it's just a fiction book and it was really enjoyable”
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