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Every book Grumpus Maximus recommended on podcasts
Grumpus Maximus appears on ChooseFI to discuss the financial and personal complexities of leaving pensionable careers and pursuing early retirement. Throughout his podcast appearances, he highlights several foundational books that guided his path toward financial independence. He discusses discovering Jim Collins after hearing an interview, which introduced him to the concept of accumulating enough money to never work again. Grumpus Maximus recommends reading classic personal finance texts such as Vicki Robin and Joe Dominguez's Your Money or Your Life and Thomas J. Stanley and William D. Danko's The Millionaire Next Door to educate oneself rather than walking through life financially ignorant. Furthermore, he gives a huge shout-out to Darrow Kirkpatrick's book Can I Retire Yet? as an essential resource that helped him figure out how to make necessary financial and retirement calculations. Finally, Grumpus Maximus discusses his own published work, The Golden Albatross, referencing the mathematical gruntmatic method he developed within the book and on his blog to evaluate the true value of a pension.
Books recommended by Grumpus Maximus
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Can I Retire Yet?
Can I Retire Yet? by Darrow Kirkpatrick is a comprehensive financial guide that assists individuals in navigating the complex calculations required to achieve financial independence and early retirement.
Recommended“and uh I'd have to give a huge shout out to Daryl Kirkpatrick and his website her blog can I retire yet after I found Jim Collins and really started to get in into this idea of um maybe never working and I had to go out and figure out how to make those calculations and somehow I found Daryl”
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Good to Great
Good to Great is a widely read business and management book that investigates what makes certain companies successfully transition to sustained greatness while others fail.
Recommended“gosh I guess a little over a year ago I was listening to um tarabi uh what's her first name podcast and uh She interviewed Jim Collins and I'm like whoa this is what what's he talking about this you know idea of Fu money and he's making some references in this interview about this idea that you might be”
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The Millionaire Next Door
The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas J.
Recommended“but if you can just educate yourself enough if you can read a book or two if you know your money or your life or or some some book that was popular maybe like uh the millionaire next door at the time at least touch on this this issue from time to time instead of walking through your life ignorant”
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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 guide that redefines the relationship between individuals and currency by emphasizing time and life energy over accumulation.
Recommended“but if you can just educate yourself enough if you can read a book or two if you know your money or your life or or some some book that was popular maybe like uh the millionaire next door at the time at least touch on this this issue from time to time instead of walking through your life ignorant”
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The Golden Albatross
The Golden Albatross by Grumpus Maximus and Doug Nordman is a specialized financial guide designed to help military personnel and public servants evaluate the true economic value of their pensions.
Discussed“I don't know if you've had time to either check out my website or read the book that choosefi published but if not just the background is hey I suffered a mental breakdown at year 16ish 17-ish pts link post traumatic stress linked mental breakdown”
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Books Grumpus Maximus wrote
Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| 057 | The Golden Albatross | Grumpus Maximus | ChooseFI | 2023-06-04 | 4 |
| 316 | Is Your Pension Healthy? | Grumpus Maximus | ChooseFI | 2023-02-08 | 3 |
Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
“I heard Jim Collins interviewed uh in a podcast it was around the release of his book you know went and read the book and I discovered Phi the four percent rule all that stuff”