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Guest on My First Million, The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · 9 books · 5 episodes across 2 podcasts

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Ramit Singh Sethi is an American author, entrepreneur, and media personality. He is the author of the 2009 New York Times bestseller I Will Teach You to Be Rich, host of the I Will Teach You To Be Rich podcast, and host of the Netflix series How to Get Rich. He previously co-founded PBworks, a commercial wiki website. During various podcast appearances, Sethi has recommended and discussed multiple books focused on business, luxury strategy, and personal finance. On My First Million, he recommended The Luxury Strategy by Jean-Noël Kapferer and Vincent Bastien when asked for suggestions, and he praised Jay Abraham's Getting Everything You Can Out of All You've Got, noting how a page from it helped him build a multi-million dollar product. In the same episode, he discussed Felix Dennis's How to Get Rich, Will Guidara's Unreasonable Hospitality, and Carl Sewell's Customers for Life as examples of nitty-gritty business reading. During a discussion on the same podcast, Sam Parr referenced Timothy Ferriss's The 4-Hour Workweek to highlight the concept of the dream scenario. On The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett, Sethi critiqued Robert Kiyosaki's well-known personal finance book while discussing recent advice, and he brought up Morgan Housel's The Psychology of Money during a conversation about Warren Buffett's investment timeline.

Books recommended by Ramit Sethi

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  1. I will teach you to be rich

    Ramit Sethi · Discussed · 2 episodes

    I Will Teach You to Be Rich by Ramit Sethi is a comprehensive personal finance guide that emphasizes practical money management, automated systems, and spending on what you love while cutting costs mercilessly on things you do not care about.

    Critiqued
    “I mean the guy once Robert kosaki wrote this uh well-known personal finance book”
    Where to get it
  2. Getting Everything You Can Out of All You've Got

    Jay Abraham · Recommended · 1 episode

    Getting Everything You Can Out of All You've Got by Jay Abraham is a business strategy guide outlining how to uncover hidden assets, leverage existing resources, and maximize corporate growth.

    Recommended
    “my favorite one it has a terrible title but it's a great book getting everything you can out of all you've got is really good”
    Where to get it
  3. The Luxury Strategy

    Jean-Noël Kapferer; Vincent Bastien · Recommended · 1 episode

    The Luxury Strategy by Jean-Noël Kapferer and Vincent Bastien is a comprehensive business and marketing book that outlines the distinct principles and anti-laws required to build and sustain ultra-luxury brands.

    Recommended
    “So, one of them is called The Luxury Strategy.”
    Where to get it
  4. Customers for Life

    Carl Sewell · Discussed · 1 episode

    Discussed
    “Another one is called customers for life this is by a guy who ran an auto dealership just like really nitty-gritty business I just love that.”
    Where to get it
  5. How to Get Rich

    Felix Dennis · Discussed · 1 episode

    How to Get Rich by Felix Dennis is a frank and practical exploration of wealth accumulation written by a successful magazine publishing mogul.

    Discussed
    “It's cuz one of my favorite books of all time is Felix Dennis's uh and I always confuse you you two. His is How to Get Rich.”
    Where to get it
  6. The 4-Hour Workweek

    Timothy Ferriss · Discussed · 1 episode

    The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss is a highly influential lifestyle design manual that challenges conventional career paths and encourages readers to automate, delegate, and escape the traditional nine-to-five grind.

    Discussed
    “Do you remember Tim Ferris in 'The 4-Hour Workweek'? He had something called the 'dream scenario' or something similar.”
    Where to get it
  7. The Color of Law

    Richard Rothstein · Discussed · 1 episode

    The Color of Law by Richard Rothstein is an influential historical examination that exposes how local, state, and federal government policies deliberately imposed racial segregation in American cities and neighborhoods.

    Discussed
    “And then um uh color of law is one I'm rereading on real estate redlining and race in history so anyway those are a couple few books I'm reading.”
    Where to get it
  8. The Psychology of Money

    Morgan Housel · Discussed · 1 episode

    The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel is a bestselling personal finance book that explores how behavior, ego, and worldview shape financial decisions rather than strict mathematical formulas.

    Discussed
    “There's a friend of mine, Morgan Hel, he wrote this amazing article. I love that book. Yeah. The psychology of money. He wrote this amazing article about Warren Buffett.”
    Where to get it
  9. Unreasonable Hospitality

    Will Guidara · Discussed · 1 episode

    Unreasonable Hospitality by Will Guidara is a celebrated business and leadership book that details how extraordinary, personalized service can transform a great organization into an unforgettable experience.

    Discussed
    “Um one is called unreasonable hospitality. And in that's the guy who used to run a very high-end restaurant in New York.”
    Where to get it

Appearances

EpisodePodcastDateBooks
56 Minutes of Money Wisdom for High-Earning CouplesMy First Million2025-01-061
Ramit Sethi: Never Split The Bill, It's A Red Flag & Renting Isn't Wasting Money!The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett2024-10-141
The Money Expert: "Do Not Buy A House!"... The 10 Ways To Make REAL Money! Ramit Sethi (E266)The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett2023-07-201
I Got My Own Netflix Show... Here’s How | Ramit Sethi (#446)My First Million2023-04-245
#214 with Ramit Sethi - Why You Should Have a Diversified Investment PortfolioMy First Million2021-08-273
Other mentions (12: passing, ad reads, own books)
Plugged Money for Couples
“Oh, there's four money types. I talk about them in my book.”
Plugged Money for Couples
“They're not listening. They're not reading my book, let's put it that way.”
Plugged I will teach you to be rich
“And that's you're right exactly what this journal does. I will teach you to be rich journal. And throughout this journal, you kind of hold people's hand through those exercises.”
Plugged I will teach you to be rich
“The number one way people introduce me on Reddit is they go, 'Hey, uh you should read this guy's book. It's called I Will Teach You to Be Rich. I know it sounds like a huge scam, but it's actually not.'”
Passing I will teach you to be rich
“i have uh over a million books sold 50 000 customers our team is amazing”
Passing I will teach you to be rich
“if i wanted to be rich i would create a book on being rich”
Plugged I will teach you to be rich
“there's 80 new pages in the black so I added a whole bunch of new stuff”
Plugged I will teach you to be rich
“so this book I wanted to incorporate psychology first because everybody already knows they should probably be saving more”
Plugged I will teach you to be rich
“I had a reader of mine who used my automation system chapter 5 and automated money going into a savings account”
Plugged I will teach you to be rich
“I talked about it in the book in chapter 9 and the reason that I wanted to talk about this”