{"id":16859,"date":"2024-12-17T13:24:48","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T21:24:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/?p=16859"},"modified":"2025-11-13T14:04:36","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T22:04:36","slug":"10-books-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2024\/12\/17\/10-books-money\/","title":{"rendered":"Insights from Ten Useful Books on Money"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019m rounding out the third month in my year-long Foundations project<\/a>. This month\u2019s focus was money. You can also see my notes on books from the previous two months covering fitness<\/a> and productivity<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Next week, I\u2019ll share some of the steps my wife and I took this month to improve our family\u2019s financial situation. But first, I want to share some notes from the ten books on finances and money management I read this month.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m far from an expert in finance, but of all the foundations I\u2019m covering, it\u2019s one of the few where I actually have some formal training\u2014my university degree is from the business school at University of Manitoba, and I also took several economics courses during the MIT Challenge<\/a>. Thus, a lot of my reading this month was a refresher rather than a first pass. Still, it can be helpful to be reminded of things we have learned before, especially if we want to implement them consistently in our behavior.<\/p>\n

The 1-Minute Summary of What I Learned<\/h2>\n

Here\u2019s a brief overview of the major lessons from this month\u2019s readings:<\/p>\n