Financial Independence

Smashed Avocado is Nicole Haddow’s story of how she turned her life around, from significantly in debt to becoming a property investor.

Zero Waste home is Bea Johnsons remarkable story of how her family almost completely eliminated their household waste – producing now less than one quart of garbage per year!

The Slight Edge proposes a new way of thinking. This method of processing information helps you make small daily choices that build to create a positive spiral.

Spenditude is written by a pair of finance experts, and is all about changing your underlying attitude and opinion of money to bring about meaningful change to your financial habits

‘2040’ envisions what life might be like for Gameau’s daughter if we proactively tackled climate change with drastic changes our environment desperately needs.

In The Happiness Advantage, Achor explains his 7 principles that fuel success and performance at work and covers techniques to rewire your brain for happiness.

Brent Heavener’s Tiny House is a book inspired by his original blogging and Instagram account (@TinyHouse) about alternative living arrangements.

Stillness is the key by Holiday relates Stoicism to modern life, and explains how influential people have been able to channel its power to become successful.

Learning how to fail is a very valuable lesson that anyone on the path to Financial Independence should learn, because ultimately the path to Financial Independence is paved with failure

Chillpreneur is an easy read about Denise’s strategy to take back control of your life. Denise shares her inspirational (and funny) stories and teaches you how to overcome limiting beliefs when it comes to money, with the aim to empower more people (specifically women) to become more financially successful.

In Defense of Food – an eater’s manifesto is written by accomplished food author and lecturer Michael Pollan.

Flash Boys is a story about a group of finance professionals who investigated some shady practices in the industry – such as High Frequency Trading.

John Bogle on Investing is a collection of the best speeches and lessons presented by John Bogle, founder of Vanguard Investments, over his lifetime

First published in 1999 by the late John Bogle, Common Sense on Mutual Funds explains how investors can best use mutual funds to reach their investing goals.

Malkiel and Ellis aim to remove all the jargon and bullshit the financial industry throws at you, and distil investing down into its most basic and easy to understand form.

Stop Acting Rich addresses one of the fundamental mindset deficiencies that stops most people from becoming millionaires: They act rich.

In the Millionaire mind, Stanley delves deeper into the psyche of the average Millionaire, finding out how they tick so we can reverse engineer important lessons

Pay yourself first is the big take away from The Wealthy Barber, a story about being financially boring – but responsible.

How to Retire Happy, Wild and Free tackles the very important and often neglected area of retirement psychology and mental health.

Mecham founded YNAB (You Need a Budget), an online software budgeting tool which has helped many people create a budget and get on top of their finances.

Quit Like a Millionaire is the story of how Shen and Leung were able to retire early without any crazy schemes, extreme risk exposure, luck or inheritance.

Meet the Frugalwoods is a fun read. It is not about hard and fast rules for investing and early retirement, but rather an interesting personal story about a regular American family and their journey to Financial Independence.

How to Retire Early by Robert and Robin Charlton is a summary and practical guide of their personal experiences working to achieve an early retirement by age 43,

work less live more: Semi-retirement is all about simplifying your life with a few simple changes and designing a lifestyle around sustainability, efficiency and your community

Scott Trench from BiggerPockets – a property investment and financial independence blog teaches you through Set for Life how to build financial independence

The China Study is a book written by Dr Colin Campbell, which was first published in 2005 in the United States. It is one of the best selling American books about nutrition.

Economics Explained tackles core economic principles, as well as providing insights on the disturbing growing trends of income inequality, the rise of globalised capitalism, and the silent tax or hidden erosion of wealth through inflation.

Extreme ownership is a book on Leadership; Willink and Babin explain how using simple military techniques empowers your team to take ownership.

The Lean Start-up by Eric Ries is a book about managing uncertainty in business, and is specifically designed for start-ups.