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50+ books I recommend you read if you want to be rich

From investing to mindset, these are the books that rewired my brain, helped me grow my income, and taught me how money actually works.

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Virtual Vivian
Jul 04, 2025
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This is the real insider tea… the books that were recommended to me by the most successful people I’ve met. The information that helped me build my online business, quit my job, and become work-optional in my 30s.

It isn’t my usual kind of post.

But when I shared a few of my bookshelf faves on my Instagram Stories, a bunch of you asked for the full list. So here we are.

I didn’t grow up knowing how wealth was built. I had to teach myself.

And the best thing you can do for your future is to keep learning, investing in yourself, and evolving every year… especially when it comes to money.

These books gave me the mindset, knowledge, and strategies to:

– Build an online business from scratch

– Scale it into multi-6-figures

– And grow my wealth in a way that actually feels aligned with the life I want

Some of these books are super beginner-friendly. Others will melt your brain a little (in a good way). But all of them have helped me level up, think bigger, and make better decisions.

🧠MINDSET, HABITS, AND PERSONAL GROWTH

These are the books that helped me stop playing small, build better habits, and actually believe that I could be the kind of person who runs a business, makes real money, and creates their own version of success.

  • Atomic Habits by James Clear

  • Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill

  • Financial Freedom by Grant Sabatier

  • F.U. Money by Dan Lok

  • High Performance Habits by Brendon Burchard

  • The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey

  • How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie

  • Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell

  • You Are the Placebo by Dr. Joe Dispenza

  • The Science of Enlightenment by Shinzen Young

  • Undo It! by Dr. Dean Ornish

  • How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big by Scott Adams

  • Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl

  • The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss

  • Mindset by Carol Dweck

💸MONEY, INVESTING, AND BUILDING WEALTH

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