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Every book Chad Carson recommended on podcasts
Chad Carson appears on personal finance and real estate podcasts like ChooseFI, where he shares insights as a seasoned real estate investor and advocate for financial independence. Based on his podcast appearances, Carson focuses on simplifying investment strategies, achieving lifestyle design, and building sustainable wealth through real estate. During his episodes, Carson shares several foundational books that profoundly influenced his journey. He recommends Daniel Kahneman's Thinking, Fast and Slow, recalling it as a favorite purchase and personal splurge. Carson also discusses Vicki Robin and Joe Dominguez's Your Money or Your Life, noting that discovering the FIRE community through this text was a major turning point during the Great Recession, helping him understand the true meaning of financial sufficiency. Additionally, he highlights Timothy Ferriss's The 4-Hour Workweek, explaining how reading it alongside Robin and Dominguez's work inspired him to rethink his real estate business and pursue a much simpler approach. Finally, Carson references John Schaub's Building Wealth One House at a Time, drawing on lessons from his mentor who spent decades successfully investing in single-family houses to validate his long-term investment philosophy and practical strategy.
Books recommended by Chad Carson
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Thinking, Fast and Slow
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman is a seminal exploration of cognitive psychology that details the two systems driving how humans think, make choices, and perceive the world.
Recommended“what is this that's like my Splurge you know that's awesome”
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Building wealth one house at a time
Discussed“I have a mentor named John Schaub who wrote a book Building Wealth one house at a time and he just after 50 years investing in real estate he just buys houses”
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The 4-Hour Work Week
The 4-Hour Work Week by Timothy Ferriss is a lifestyle design and productivity guide that challenges traditional notions of retirement and employment by advocating for time optimization, outsourcing, and remote income generation.
Discussed“Reading that, alongside 'The Four-Hour Workweek' by Tim Ferriss at the same time, was just a couple of those moments. Both in my real estate business and reading, they made me think, 'Wait a minute, what about trying to do it simpler?”
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The 4-Hour Workweek
The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss is a popular lifestyle and business guide that challenges traditional career paths and advocates for outsourcing, automation, and designing a lifestyle around mini-retirements.
Discussed“and so reading that reading the four hour work week by Tim Ferriss back at the same time there's just a couple of those moments”
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Your Money or Your Life
Your Money or Your Life by Vicki Robin and Joe Dominguez is a foundational personal finance manual that challenges conventional career paths and reframes money as traded life energy rather than a mere accumulation score.
Discussed“and also just you know getting introduced to the fire Community to reading your money or your life that was a huge game changer for me”
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Books Chad Carson wrote
Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small and Mighty Real Estate Investor | Chad Carson | ChooseFI | 2023-07-17 | 4 |
| 016 | House Hacking With Coach Carson | ChooseFI | 2023-06-07 | 2 |
Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
“so it's if you go to biggerpockets.com forward slash small and mighty just written out like that that is the the page we can order the book and if you happen to be listening to this on July 17th the day this podcast episode comes out it's still going to be in the pre-order phase”
“so it's if you go to biggerpockets.com forward slash small and mighty just written out like that that is the the page we can order the book and if you happen to be listening to this on July 17th the day this podcast episode comes out it's still going to be in the pre-order phase”