Stuff your wallet and your shelves with these indie finance books! August 14th is National Financial Awareness Day, and there’s no better time to take stock of your financial journey and the steps ahead. Learn how to invest, save, budget, and build financial stability for now and the future using financial best practices.
9 Strategies to Manage Your Money: A Guide to Creating Financial Freedom
by Sheila Searcy
You don’t have to be super rich to live comfortably, so why not manage the money you have?
This guide is filled with personal stories and tips that will help readers attain the financial wellness they seek. Learn how to stop living paycheck to paycheck, pay off debt(s), build credit, save an emergency fund, and start a stock portfolio. The easy-to-follow steps will guide you toward managing your money and identifying those spending habits that may hinder you from reaching your lifestyle goals. Most importantly, by incorporating these new money habits, you can become the best financial advocate for your future self and your family.
Money Matters: Everything You Should Have Learned in School, but Didn’t
by Veronica Karas
Your guide to achieving personal financial success from the beginning!
Let’s be honest: between bankers, planners, brokers, attorneys, accountants, and other professionals, you could easily spend more money than you have in your bank just trying to find the right advice. Students don’t learn much about personal finance in school. And the world just adds more and more layers of confusion the older you get. Everyone thinks their method, or their plan, is the best way or the only way. But the truth about finance is that there’s a lot of “gray” area. There are multiple solutions to one problem. There are multiple pathways to every outcome.
Author Veronica Karas is here to clear everything up. Her personal mission is to help young professionals take control of their financial lives! They’ll learn how to create a “pay yourself first” system, avoid unnecessary costs, ask better questions, and become empowered through knowledge.
Funds Will Follow: A Girlfriends’ Guide
by Sydney Hedberg
A guide to managing personal finances, living well & building your dreams.
A 101 on all things we didn’t learn in school. Gaining confidence around money is an important focus, but it is only one piece of the puzzle. Entering new chapters of life can be intimidating. But it’s less so with someone who has been in your shoes by your side–that’s Sydney! Readers will walk together in the journey through life’s lessons, the pursuit of finding purpose, emphasizing wellness, and seeking joy. You’ve probably heard the saying “follow the money.” In this book, Sydney hopes readers start to find themselves and realize: when you trust the process and believe in the universe, “the money will follow.”
The Profitable Pivot: 31 Days to Financial and Professional Security During Economic Uncertainty
by Alisha Thompson Adams
Stop worrying about the headlines. Start pivoting and secure your future today.
In a time of economic uncertainty, job insecurity, and volatile markets, The Profitable Pivot is here. It offers a practical, no-nonsense blueprint for financial stability and professional resilience. This book is a strategic, 31-day guide for building lasting financial and professional security, strengthening your career, and diversifying your income streams for today and beyond. Whether you’re looking to fortify your finances, or dealing with job insecurity, this guide gives you the confidence to navigate financial and professional disruption with ease.
Written for professionals, entrepreneurs, freelancers, and families looking to turn anxiety into action; The Profitable Pivot provides actionable, daily advice and strategies for successfully pivoting in the world’s current economic reality.
Finding Your Financial Advisor: How to Understand the Industry and Confidently Hire the Best
by Drew Richey and Shawn Perry
Choosing how to obtain financial advice, especially during a major life transition, can feel overwhelming. This book can help.
Finding Your Financial Advisor helps readers understand the basics of the financial services industry. This allows readers to confidently hire a wealth management team that best suits the needs of their family. Drew and Shawn use plain language to explain why you need to take ownership over your own financial circumstances, lay out the minimum standards for hiring a financial advisor, and show you what a core-value approach to wealth management looks like. The decision you make in hiring an advisor extends beyond your immediate needs. It also affects the future well-being of your family and your legacy. It can be an emotional choice. Your own comfort, confidence, and trust should often be the deciding factors. Their carefully constructed tools will walk you through your pre-meeting preparation, as well as your advisor interviews, and help you debrief each meeting and make a final decision.
From Caterpillar to Butterfly: Achieving the North American Dream through Financial Wisdom, Smart Wealth-Building Strategy, and Spiritual Entrepreneurship
by Dr. Narayan Adhikari
By blending financial wisdom, smart wealth-building strategies, and spiritually aligned entrepreneurship, From Caterpillar to Butterfly empowers low and middle-income families to break free from the paycheck-to-paycheck cycle and build a more secure financial future.
Inside, you’ll explore insights on true wealth and its creation, the evolution of the American dream, a practical wealth formula, building a strong financial foundation, a blueprint for becoming a self-made multimillionaire, innovative retirement planning, founding a generational wealth, a smart mortgage payment strategy, creating a personal infinite banking system, precious gifts to children, an accessible business opportunity for everyday people, and more!
A great resource for individuals of all ages and from all backgrounds, including financial professionals and life insurance producers. This text serves not only as a guide, but also as a mission to transform people’s lives. Much like a caterpillar evolving into a radiant butterfly, it inspires ordinary people to pursue a meaningful, impactful, and fulfilling life.
Let’s Get Financially Fit: Financial Education for Youth
by Kayla Reed
It’s never too early to learn the importance of financial literacy!
An engaging and comprehensive educational workbook tailored for young learners aged 8 and up. This workbook is thoughtfully designed to introduce children to the foundational concepts of money and equip them with essential skills for managing their finances effectively through a combination of fun activities, interactive quizzes, and practical lessons. This workbook helps youth explore critical financial topics such as budgeting, saving, investing, and more. Young readers will not only gain valuable knowledge but also develop the confidence to make informed financial decisions! With its approachable format and actionable tips, this workbook empowers youth to take control of their financial futures and learn how to make their money work smarter and go further.