![]() It is about a man in 19 th century who left everything to live in the self-built cabin in the woods where he gave up majority of consumption, learnt to make things and be almost totally self-sufficient. Book is about how simple it was to bring down the bank with insufficient risk controls. – Mr Leeson is often cited in Auditing courses to highlight the risks in finance companies. – Life in investment firms’ environment in 1980s. Author is famous for being able to make the often very dry finance topics into great books for masses and not only for finance professionals. – Well written stories of people during the 2008 global financial crisis. The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine, M Lewis Mostly they were average salaries earners lliving modest lives and being good savers and investors. – These guys are often quoted by FIRE writers as their research shows that most millionaires did not reach the status by showing off flashy toys and having multimillion salaries. ![]() Millionaire next door, C Smiths and T J Stanley It is property centered (as many things here down under) but a treat to read and very inspirational. It pens the stories of people in Australia who got from nothing to millionaire status. – This hard to get little book is incredible. His books are very powerful and one of the best stuff about personal development you can get. – Tony Robbins is extremely inspirational. Book is from 1992 so I am sorry I haven’t read it couple of decades earlier too. True FIRE trailblazers decades before FIRE acronym was even first used. Author retired in his thirties in 1970s and then focused his time only on what he was interested in. Your money or your life, V Robin and J Dominguez Looks like most of Uni students do not have much idea about finance and economics either regardless what they study. At that point I had Master of Commerce degree and I was 5 years out of Uni. – This was the first time I realised I do not need to be dependent only on salary, but that there are income producing appreciating assets and businesses. Please see them below in no particular order. I love reading and here I would like to share books and blogs which inspired me, mostly related to FIRE but not always.
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