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Every book Travis Shakespeare recommended on podcasts

Key facts

  • Travis Shakespeare has recommended or discussed 6 books on podcasts, as of June 4, 2023.
  • Travis Shakespeare has talked about books on 1 podcast, as of June 4, 2023.
  • Those books came up in 1 episode, as of June 4, 2023.
  • The 3 books Travis Shakespeare has mentioned in the most episodes, as of June 4, 2023: Early Retirement Extreme, The Intelligent Asset Allocator: How to Build Your Portfolio to Maximize Returns and Minimize Risk and The Millionaire Next Door.
  • The latest episode with a book mention from Travis Shakespeare aired on June 4, 2023.

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Guest on ChooseFI · 6 books · 1 episode across 1 podcast

Travis Shakespeare appeared on the ChooseFI podcast to share his personal journey toward financial independence and his eventual path into documentary filmmaking and storytelling. During the interview, Shakespeare reflected on the financial and philosophical literature that shaped his understanding of frugality and wealth. He recounted a humorous early mistake involving George S. Clason's The Richest Man in Babylon, where misinterpreting the advice to save ten percent of one's income accidentally accelerated his savings rate. He also described attempting to read William J. Bernstein's The Intelligent Asset Allocator after receiving a financial windfall, noting that coming from a background in theater and film made the math-heavy text a challenge. Shakespeare highlighted classic and movement-defining works as thematic roots for the financial independence community, citing Henry David Thoreau's Walden, Thomas J. Stanley and William D. Danko's The Millionaire Next Door, and Vicki Robin and Joseph R. Dominguez's Your Money or Your Life. Finally, he enthusiastically recommended Jacob Lund Fisker's Early Retirement Extreme, calling it an incredible book that profoundly aided his education in the FI lifestyle.

Books Travis Shakespeare recommended or discussed

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  1. Early Retirement Extreme

    Jacob Lund Fisker · Recommended · 1 episode

    Early Retirement Extreme by Jacob Lund Fisker is a financial independence guide that advocates for radical frugality, self-reliance, and lifestyle design to achieve early retirement through extreme savings and reduced consumption.

    Recommended
    “then I read uh Early Retirement Extreme by Jacob one Fisk which is an incredible incredible book”
    ChooseFI 062 | Manifest Destiny of FI | Travis Shakespeare 2023-06-04 Listen at 12:27
    Where to get it
    Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon

  2. The Intelligent Asset Allocator: How to Build Your Portfolio to Maximize Returns and Minimize Risk

    William J. Bernstein · Discussed · 1 episode

    Discussed
    “so I got on Amazon and I started Googling books and I got a copy of William Bernstein's the intelligent investor and you know I came up through storytelling and theater and film and I was not a math guy and I sat there and tried to read the intelligent investor and it was just a total torture for me”
    ChooseFI 062 | Manifest Destiny of FI | Travis Shakespeare 2023-06-04 Listen at 10:18
    Where to get it
    Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon

  3. The Millionaire Next Door

    Thomas J. Stanley; William D. Danko · Discussed · 1 episode

    The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas J. Stanley and William D. Danko is a foundational personal finance classic that examines the habits, spending patterns, and lifestyles of everyday American millionaires.

    Discussed
    “you look at The Millionaire Next Door for instance who showcases the stories of all these sort of what I call silent practitioners right practicing frugality practicing the basics of investment practicing how to create a life of financial Independence for themselves”
    ChooseFI 062 | Manifest Destiny of FI | Travis Shakespeare 2023-06-04 Listen at 24:17
    Where to get it
    Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon

  4. The Richest Man in Babylon

    George S. Clason · Discussed · 1 episode

    George S. Clason's classic financial guide uses ancient parables set in Babylon to impart timeless lessons on personal wealth accumulation, saving, and financial literacy.

    Discussed
    “my biggest Financial mistake was that early on in my financial education I read the richest man in Babylon where he says that you're supposed to save 10 of your income right you're supposed to pay yourself first and save 10”
    ChooseFI 062 | Manifest Destiny of FI | Travis Shakespeare 2023-06-04 Listen at 50:52
    Where to get it
    Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon

  5. Walden

    Henry David Thoreau · Discussed · 1 episode

    Walden by Henry David Thoreau is a classic transcendentalist work that chronicles the author's experiment in simple living and self-reliance near Walden Pond.

    Discussed
    “there's a thematic root in what's happening in the 5 community that I see going all the way back to something like Walden right Henry Davidson Rose classic book about a guy who rejects the complexity of life in order to simplify and create a space for himself to understand what's truly important in the world”
    ChooseFI 062 | Manifest Destiny of FI | Travis Shakespeare 2023-06-04 Listen at 19:03
    Where to get it
    Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon

  6. Your Money Or Your Life

    Joseph R. Dominguez; Vicki Robin · Discussed · 1 episode

    Your Money Or Your Life by Joseph R. Dominguez and Vicki Robin is a foundational personal finance and lifestyle management guide that redefines the relationship between individuals, money, and time.

    Discussed
    “where like Vicki Robin for instance who wrote your money or your life publishes a book”
    ChooseFI 062 | Manifest Destiny of FI | Travis Shakespeare 2023-06-04 Listen at 24:38
    Where to get it
    Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon

Appearances

EpisodePodcastDateBooks
062 | Manifest Destiny of FI | Travis ShakespeareChooseFI2023-06-046