The Psychology of Money: Timeless lessons on wealth, greed, and happiness Paperback – 8 Sept. 2020

This book offers timeless wisdom on how our attitudes and emotions shape the way we handle wealth. Unlike typical finance books filled with formulas and jargon, this one focuses on human behavior, how people think about money, why they make the decisions they do, and what actually leads to long-term financial well-being.What really stands out is how simply and clearly Morgan Housel explains complex ideas. Through relatable stories and short, digestible chapters, he shows how context, upbringing, and emotion influence financial choices. It’s a gentle reminder that we should be kinder to ourselves and others when reflecting on financial mistakes.This book encourages empathy, patience, and thoughtful decision-making. It’s not just about money. It’s about understanding behavior and defining success on your own terms.Highly recommended for anyone looking to think more clearly and compassionately about money.

Insightful book, with some interesting, thought provoking stories and topics - well worth a read! As always, great delivery from Amazon too

Review:This book genuinely changed how I think about money. It’s not just another finance book filled with charts and waffle — it actually digs into how people behave with money, and why logic often takes a backseat. The writing’s clean, no fluff, and it hits home more than I expected.Pros:Easy to read without being dumbed down.Makes you think differently about risk, luck, and long-term thinking.Good mix of real stories and practical points.Cons:Bit repetitive towards the endWould’ve liked more “what to do next” adviceHow it helped me:It made me stop obsessing over numbers and start focusing on why I want money — security, freedom, time with my family. It’s a mindset shift I didn’t know I needed. Solid read. Worth your time.

Good read, would recommend

This book is a fascinating blend of finance, psychology and philosophy, and all written in a very easy to read form. If only I'd read this at school, but then so often school doesn't equip us well for the practicalities of life. This book is not about 'how to get rich'. It's about how we view money, what it means to us, and most importantly what is enough for us? There's one fascinating anecdote: Joseph Heller, author of one of the world's biggest best sellers 'Catch 22' was once at a social gathering. Someone said to Heller that a fund manager there had made more money that day than Heller had made from the worldwide sales of his book over decades. Heller replied "But I have something he doesn't. Enough". That fund manager would never be satisfied with what he had. So who was truly the richest? There's lots more to this book. My biggest regret is that I didn't read it years ago. Whenever someone writes a rave review I'm always suspicious they have a vested interest. I don't. I'd never heard of the author until a friend lent me this book. Some books get us thinking in a very different way so that the book stays with us. This book is one of them.

A great book that I will give to my teenage children as they’ve one young adults. Life lessons galore.

I have seen this book advertised everywhere recently, so thought I’d give it a try. Apparently I’m a sucker for an advert. The stories and promotions telling you this book will change your life or it will rethink how you think about money are slightly over cooked.The book itself is a decent overview of many of the main concepts of investing, finances and a brief insight to some of the human psyche relating to money. There were some useful anecdotes and interesting facts or concepts, but I don’t think I came across anything inherently new. Most of this I’ve picked up elsewhere, or read further previously.Probably worth a read for beginners or a refresher for the more experienced individual.