Personal finance books recommendations?

Has anyone read a personal finance book, ideally tailored to the Irish context, that they would recommend?

I saw a couple in the bookshop yesterday (Money Doctor and Money Made Easy) and was curious if they or any other books have been helpful to anyone here.

Flipping through them a lot of it seemed to be "basics" (e.g. explaining tax rate bands or the importance of setting a budget) - I've been interested in personal finance for a few years now so I'm looking for something a little more advanced/involved as I already have these basics down I think.

I've seen recommendations for boks like Psychology of Money that I am intrigued by. I've read The Little Book of Common Sense Investing and this convinced me to invest in broad equity funds (ideally passive/index funds) and this helped me feel much more confident in setting up my AVCs and post-tax investments, but a lot of the advice was too American focused e.g. taxes, 401ks etc. Likewise I enjoy reading personal finance blogs but they are very US focused and I worry that I have big knowledge gaps about the Irish context, especially since I am originally not from Ireland.

Thanks in advance for any recommendations!

I bought the money doctor years ago. Sets things out simply and a handy guide to have. Even though it comes out every year I wouldn't be bothered buying it more than once as most of the info doesn't change apart from tax bands etc. There's also a lot of free stuff online but worth fact checking and maybe the best tip when it comes to money is remember if something is too good to be true....

For a simple reference guide, I think a copy of the Money Doctor (by John Lowe) is well worth having.

No need to buy a fresh copy every year, though.

Thereafter, you could buy lots of books on specialist topics (and I've got a few dozen, myself), or just keep reading posts on Askaboutmoney.com

Would also suggest having a browse in your local library (they do ebooks too now) to save even more money ;-)
Then even if it is something you think you will get continued value out of as a reference, you can always buy your own copy
Or borrow a few from a friend

messyleo said:

Would also suggest having a browse in your local library (they do ebooks too now) to save even more money ;-)
Then even if it is something you think you will get continued value out of as a reference, you can always buy your own copy
Or borrow a few from a friend

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I forgot about the library guide shout.

Two reads I really enjoyed and found worthwhile.
Fooled by Randomness
and
Winning the Losers Game.
Not Ireland specific though.

messyleo said:

Would also suggest having a browse in your local library (they do ebooks too now) to save even more money ;-)

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BorrowBox is very handy.

I highly recommend 'Smarter Investing: Simpler Decisions for Better Results' by Tim Hale.

Excellent book with a lean towards index investing if that is your thing.

Thank you so much everyone, I'll be heading to the library to figure out what books they have in your recommendations

qwerty-2023 said:

Thank you so much everyone, I'll be heading to the library to figure out what books they have in your recommendations

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I find its better to have an account, check the availability of particular books from all branches, place a request and then make my trip to local library when it arrives in stock.