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by JacobAldridge 3693 days ago
Two books I read at about your stage that helped me enormously:

1) Rich Dad, Poor Dad. Look, it's a parable told by the author stretching the truth, and in the 20 years since it was written Kiyosaki has likely done some shady things. But much like Richest Man in Babylon (also told as parables, though more obviously so) it's a good introduction to thinking about money working for you, not the other way around.

2) Money Secrets of the Rich by John Burley (http://www.moneysecretsoftherich.com/). Ignore the link bait title. Unfortunately, it looks like it hasn't been updated in a few years (it pre-dates Obamacare, for example, which if you're in the US possibly negates my next comment).

I found this both practical and relevant - one chapter on tax actually linked me to a form I could submit as a low-income earner (student) which entitled me to a government rebate of $150 - the people at the office I submitted it to hadn't even heard of it, but it paid for the book 5 times over! There are some useful chapters on investing, but most of the value is understanding common traps like car-financing, insurance, spending too much on stuff etc etc with actual website links and so on. I bought a copy for each of my siblings as they started work as well.