The Psychology of Money: Timeless lessons on wealth, greed, and happiness

About this book

🏆 OVER 10 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE
The Psychology of Money is the original bestselling classic from Morgan Housel, author of the new book, The Art of Spending Money.

🧠 It's Not About Knowledge. It's About Behavior.

Doing well with money isn't necessarily about what you know—it's about how you behave. And behavior is hard to teach, even to really smart people.

📊 The Math vs. The Real World
Money—investing, personal finance, and business decisions—is typically taught as a math-based field. Data and formulas tell us exactly what to do.

But in the real world, people don't make financial decisions on a spreadsheet. They make them at the dinner table or in a meeting room, where:

• Personal history
• Your unique view of the world
• Ego and pride
• Marketing and odd incentives

...all scramble together.

📖 What's Inside
In The Psychology of Money, award-winning author Morgan Housel shares 19 short stories exploring the different ways people think about money. This book teaches you how to make better sense of one of life's most important topics.