Episode · ChooseFI · 2024-09-09
Frank Vasquez on ChooseFI #508: books mentioned
508 | 5% SWR, Revealed Preferences, and the 3 Stories | Frank Vasquez
Brad Barrett recommended The Simple Path to Wealth by JL Collins. Frank Vasquez recommended Risk Savvy by Gerd Gigerenzer, and discussed Build the Life You Want by Arthur C. Brooks and others, From Strength to Strength by Arthur C. Brooks, Die with Zero by Bill Perkins, Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari, and The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell.
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.
Recommended“like once I learned about index funds once I read simple path to wealth I was like okay I'm good I can just wrap up”
Where to get it
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Build the Life You Want
Build the Life You Want by Arthur C.
Discussed“I think like one of the more recent ones that I I probably will read but I haven't read is Arthur Brooks's recent book it's a living your best life or something like that co- offered with Oprah win freaks I had read strength to strength before that right yeah that one's called build the life you want the Ardent”
Where to get it
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From Strength to Strength
From Strength to Strength by Arthur C.
Discussed“I had read strength to strength before that”
Where to get it
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Die with Zero
Die with Zero by Bill Perkins is a financial and lifestyle book that advocates for using one's wealth to enjoy life and support family while still alive rather than hoarding money for the distant future.
Discussed“but that is a a broader view of the concept in die with zero it's the same concept but in die with zero they're only talking about well spending your resources your money”
Where to get it
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Sapiens
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari is a sweeping narrative that traces the evolutionary and historical development of the human species from prehistoric bands to modern civilizations.
Discussed“I'm always looking for the cross-section of different ideas that come to the same conclusion. Have you read like Yuval Harari's Sapiens? I certainly have read portions of it, yep!”
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The Tipping Point
The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell is a famous exploration of how little things can make a big difference in sparking social epidemics, trends, and behavioral changes.
Discussed“I think back to what was it Malcolm gladwell's Tipping Point when he talked about oh what was it it wasn't birken stocks it was some kind of clothing”
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Risk Savvy
Risk Savvy by Gerd Gigerenzer examines how individuals and society misunderstand risk, statistical data, and uncertainty, offering tools to make better decisions under conditions of incomplete information.
Recommended“the book you'd want to read is called risk Savvy it's by a guy named ger gigin he's at the MOX plunk Institute in in Germany”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“like once I learned about index funds once I read simple path to wealth I was like okay I'm good I can just wrap up”
“I had read strength to strength before that right”
“I think back to what was it Malcolm gladwell's Tipping Point”