I Will Teach You to Be Rich
by Ramit Sethi
★ Top 10 book of 2009 · #6 on Best Books of 2009
Ramit Sethi offers a practical six-week personal finance program for young adults, built on banking, saving, budgeting, and investing. His nonjudgmental style and companion website help readers start building wealth with small steps.
Best for: Twenty-somethings and early-career readers who want a practical, approachable path to managing money
I Will Teach You to Be Rich is #6 on BookWard's Best Books of 2009, out of 42 2009 books that cleared our data bar.
What I Will Teach You to Be Rich is about
Ramit Sethi's guide to money is aimed at people between 20 and 35 who want to take control of their finances without feeling lectured. It lays out a 6-week program built on four pillars: banking, saving, budgeting and investing, with ideas from personal entrepreneurship about building wealth.
The style is practical, confident and nonjudgmental. Topics include credit cards, negotiation, taxes and how to begin with only $20. Sethi's first key lesson is that getting started matters more than being the smartest person in the room. The book connects to his website, which offers interactive charts, and it grew out of his blog of the same name. It will help young adults who feel behind on money and want clear steps rather than theory.
I Will Teach You to Be Rich on the Best Books of 2009
I Will Teach You to Be Rich came out in 2009. Of the 42 books first published in 2009 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #6 on our Best Books of 2009 list.
Why it made the list: 873 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.3 out of 5 (15 ratings); 25 are reading it right now. The list ranks each year’s books on how many readers have picked them up, how highly readers rate them, and how many are reading them right now.
Nearby on the 2009 list
- The Help Kathryn Stockett, #4
- Dork Diaries Rachel Renée Russell, #5
- The 4-Hour Workweek Timothy Ferriss, #7
- The Demigod Files Rick Riordan, #8
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The numbers behind it
- Readers: 828 want to read it, 25 are reading it now and 20 have read it, according to Open Library.
- Ratings: 4.3 out of 5 from 15 Open Library ratings.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 83 | 55% |
| Reader love | 69 | 25% |
| Being read right now | 76 | 20% |
Questions about I Will Teach You to Be Rich
When was I Will Teach You to Be Rich published?
I Will Teach You to Be Rich by Ramit Sethi was first published in 2009.
Was I Will Teach You to Be Rich one of the best books of 2009?
I Will Teach You to Be Rich is #6 on BookWard's Best Books of 2009, out of 42 2009 books that cleared our data bar. 873 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.3 out of 5 (15 ratings); 25 are reading it right now.
Why is I Will Teach You to Be Rich on the Best Books of 2009 list?
873 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.3 out of 5 (15 ratings); 25 are reading it right now.
More of the best books of 2009
- The Last Olympian Rick Riordan, #1
- Catching Fire Suzanne Collins, #2
- The Maze Runner James Dashner, #3
- The Help Kathryn Stockett, #4
- Dork Diaries Rachel Renée Russell, #5
- The 4-Hour Workweek Timothy Ferriss, #7
See the full Best Books of 2009, the Top 100, or new books on Rising.
How we know
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