As much as this is not always the case, a substantial number of people of color have inherited generational debt, poverty, and the paycheck to paycheck survival lifestyle. This might be
We may have tried to create awareness for this by leveraging on social media hashtags, online media campaigns and the likes, but we shouldn’t stop there. This is a cultural and systematic problem and won’t go away with just a social approach. Knowing fully well that mindsets are the biggest hindrances to the financial success of any people (black, white, Asian, etc.), effort ha to be put into financial education. Financial literacy helps break mental hindrance and the result is attainable financial freedom.
The black community really needs hard work and good understanding of how money works. This is the ultimate key to financial freedom. To help get you started on your journey, we have curated this list of the best financial books to read.
These are some of the best financial books black people should read…
#1. The Smartest Investment Book You’ll Ever Read by Daniel R. Solin
Solin doesn’t mince words in this concise financial book. As an investment expert with years of proven records, he uses this book to make it easy for anyone to get started with investment and sets an investment plan that takes simply 90 minutes a year. It might sound too simplistic, but it definitely will help you create a diversified portfolio.
#2. Complete Guide To Money by Dave Ramsey
This is the perfect financial book for you, especially if you’re looking to have a grip on your money and have it produce results in your life. Dave Ramsey’s book will teach you how to budget and stay debt-free in a system that wants to keep you in perpetual debt. This is definitely a must-have.
#3. Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki
If you’re still of the opinion that you need a higher job to become rich, then you need to sit under the tutelage of this personal finance classic book. It will show you the difference between working for money and having money work for you. It’s not always about piling up more degrees to beef up your CV.
#4. Think And Grow Rich: A Black Choice by Dennis Kimbro
This classic rewriting of the renowned author Napoleon Hill’s Think and Grow Rich has been tailored for a black audience as it addresses issues like racism and poverty. Dennis Kimbro pours his wealth of experience into this book making it a must-have success guide for any person of color.
#5. The Richest Man In Babylon by George S. Clason
Never in the history of financial books have you seen financial advice broken down into interesting, intriguing, but insightful parables. This is one book you should read annually to remind yourself to remain on the wise financial path. A principle you’ll learn from this book is owning your own property, and that’s exactly one of the things people of color around the world should really put their minds to doing.
#6. The 21 Financial Fast by Michelle Singletary
Fasting is not only for the health conscious and/or the spiritually aware. Michelle shows us that it’s also a smart financial move to delay gratification in this 21-day challenge. The Washington Post columnist challenges us to buy only the bare necessities and halt credit card use. This will succinctly lead to financial freedom and a debt-free life because a debtor is always sad and looking behind their backs.
Being financially literate is the foundation for people of color to own properties, stay debt-free, plan for retirement and break the paycheck to paycheck cycle. “Once you learn to read, you will be forever free” – Frederick Douglass.
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