50 Books like Walden on Wheels

Meet the Frugalwoods

by Elizabeth Willard Thames • 2018

An 82 percent savings rate: how two professionals quit their jobs and bought a Vermont homestead.

3.74

7k+

🏦 Financial Independence 💰 Frugal Living 🔥 Fire Movement 🌱 Homesteading 🔨 Diy Lifestyle

Meet the Frugalwoods 94%

An 82 percent savings rate: how two professionals quit their jobs and bought a Vermont homestead.

by Elizabeth Willard Thames 2018

3.74

7k+ ratings

🏦 Financial Independence 💰 Frugal Living 🔥 Fire Movement 🌱 Homesteading 🔨 Diy Lifestyle

The Year of Less

by Cait Flanders • 2018

She quit shopping for a year and shed 70% of her belongings. What remained surprised her.

3.45

71k+

🛒 Shopping Addiction 🏠 Minimalist Living 🍷 Sobriety Journey 📉 Consumerism Critique 💸 Debt Recovery

The Year of Less 94%

She quit shopping for a year and shed 70% of her belongings. What remained surprised her.

by Cait Flanders 2018

3.45

71k+ ratings

🛒 Shopping Addiction 🏠 Minimalist Living 🍷 Sobriety Journey 📉 Consumerism Critique 💸 Debt Recovery

Reconnaissance Man

by Aaron Clarey • 2016

Skip college, drive the country, and find where you belong before committing your life.

4.18

143

🗺️ Life Design 🎓🚫 Anti-College 🧭 Geographic Exploration 💰 Financial Independence 🚗 Road Trips

Reconnaissance Man 94%

Skip college, drive the country, and find where you belong before committing your life.

by Aaron Clarey 2016

4.18

143 ratings

🗺️ Life Design 🎓🚫 Anti-College 🧭 Geographic Exploration 💰 Financial Independence 🚗 Road Trips

The Minimalist Budget

by Aaron Kiely • 2018

A budget built on wanting less: track dollars, cut what doesn't matter, let the gap compound.

3.07

💰 Personal Finance 🧾 Frugal Living 🏠 Minimalist Lifestyle 💳 Debt Elimination 🗽 Financial Independence

The Minimalist Budget 94%

A budget built on wanting less: track dollars, cut what doesn't matter, let the gap compound.

by Aaron Kiely 2018

3.07

15 ratings

💰 Personal Finance 🧾 Frugal Living 🏠 Minimalist Lifestyle 💳 Debt Elimination 🗽 Financial Independence

You Can Buy Happiness (and It's Cheap)

by Tammy Strobel • 2012

128 square feet, zero debt, no car. The counterintuitive math of buying happiness for cheap.

3.67

3k+

🏡 Voluntary Simplicity 💸 Debt Freedom 🏠 Tiny House Living 🕰️ Time Freedom 🌍 Experiences Over Things

You Can Buy Happiness (and It's Cheap) Summary

You Can Buy Happiness (and It's Cheap) 93%

128 square feet, zero debt, no car. The counterintuitive math of buying happiness for cheap.

by Tammy Strobel 2012

3.67

3k+ ratings

🏡 Voluntary Simplicity 💸 Debt Freedom 🏠 Tiny House Living 🕰️ Time Freedom 🌍 Experiences Over Things

Quit Like a Millionaire

by Kristy Shen • 2019

Retired at 31 with no trust fund or house: the math says don't follow your passion.

4.21

7k+

💰 Fire Movement 📈 Index Investing 🌍 Geographic Arbitrage ✈️ Travel Hacking 🧠 Scarcity Mindset

Quit Like a Millionaire 93%

Retired at 31 with no trust fund or house: the math says don't follow your passion.

by Kristy Shen 2019

4.21

7k+ ratings

💰 Fire Movement 📈 Index Investing 🌍 Geographic Arbitrage ✈️ Travel Hacking 🧠 Scarcity Mindset

Financially Stupid People Are Everywhere

by Jason Kelly • 2010

Credit cards, car loans, and mortgages are not tools. They are the traps that keep Americans broke.

3.50

134

🏡 Frugal Living 💳 Debt Reduction 🗽 Financial Independence 🛒 Consumer Debt 🏦 Austrian Economics

Financially Stupid People Are Everywhere Summary

Financially Stupid People Are Everywhere 93%

Credit cards, car loans, and mortgages are not tools. They are the traps that keep Americans broke.

by Jason Kelly 2010

3.50

134 ratings

🏡 Frugal Living 💳 Debt Reduction 🗽 Financial Independence 🛒 Consumer Debt 🏦 Austrian Economics

I Don't Want To Grow Up

by Scott Stillman • 2021

The default script is a trap. Here is the escape: simplify, follow instinct, and let adventure lead.

4.08

2k+

🏗️ Lifestyle Design 🏡 Simple Living 🌟 Childlike Wonder 🏔️ Outdoor Adventure ✨ New Thought Spirituality

I Don't Want To Grow Up 93%

The default script is a trap. Here is the escape: simplify, follow instinct, and let adventure lead.

by Scott Stillman 2021

4.08

2k+ ratings

🏗️ Lifestyle Design 🏡 Simple Living 🌟 Childlike Wonder 🏔️ Outdoor Adventure ✨ New Thought Spirituality

I Survived Capitalism and All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt

by Madeline Pendleton • 2024

The financial rules that work when you are broke look nothing like the ones in the bestsellers.

4.52

4k+

💰 Financial Memoir 📱 Millennial Money 🏚️ Economic Precarity 🤝 Ethical Business ✊ Anti-Capitalist Critique

I Survived Capitalism and All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt Summary

I Survived Capitalism and All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt 92%

The financial rules that work when you are broke look nothing like the ones in the bestsellers.

by Madeline Pendleton 2024

4.52

4k+ ratings

💰 Financial Memoir 📱 Millennial Money 🏚️ Economic Precarity 🤝 Ethical Business ✊ Anti-Capitalist Critique

The Happiness of Pursuit

by Chris Guillebeau • 2014

A teenager sued her government to sail alone around the world. What's your quest?

3.70

7k+

🗺️ Bucket Lists 🧭 Life Design 🏔️ Quest Narratives 🌍 Adventure Travel 🧱 Self-Reliance

The Happiness of Pursuit 92%

A teenager sued her government to sail alone around the world. What's your quest?

by Chris Guillebeau 2014

3.70

7k+ ratings

🗺️ Bucket Lists 🧭 Life Design 🏔️ Quest Narratives 🌍 Adventure Travel 🧱 Self-Reliance

The Sunset Route

by Carrot Quinn • 2021

A young woman rides freight trains west to escape a broken past, searching for a new kind of family.

4.16

2k+

🚂 Freight Train Culture 🏡 Off-Grid Living 🎒 Nomadic Lifestyles 💔 Childhood Trauma 👩‍👧 Maternal Mental Illness

The Sunset Route 92%

A young woman rides freight trains west to escape a broken past, searching for a new kind of family.

by Carrot Quinn 2021

4.16

2k+ ratings

🚂 Freight Train Culture 🏡 Off-Grid Living 🎒 Nomadic Lifestyles 💔 Childhood Trauma 👩‍👧 Maternal Mental Illness

How to Retire Early

by Robert Charlton • 2013

Retire early on an ordinary paycheck: the spending gap, the index funds, and the withdrawal math.

4.29

307

🗽 Financial Independence 📈 Index Investing 💳 Debt Elimination 🏠 Frugal Living 🌱 Simple Living

How to Retire Early 92%

Retire early on an ordinary paycheck: the spending gap, the index funds, and the withdrawal math.

by Robert Charlton 2013

4.29

307 ratings

🗽 Financial Independence 📈 Index Investing 💳 Debt Elimination 🏠 Frugal Living 🌱 Simple Living

Your Money or Your Life

by Joe Domínguez • 1992

Price your purchases in hours of your life instead of dollars. Nine steps to financial independence.

3.98

31k+

🔥 FIRE Movement 🧠 Money Mindset 💸 Conscious Spending 🏡 Frugal Living 🛑 Anti-Consumerism

Your Money or Your Life 92%

Price your purchases in hours of your life instead of dollars. Nine steps to financial independence.

by Joe Domínguez 1992

3.98

31k+ ratings

🔥 FIRE Movement 🧠 Money Mindset 💸 Conscious Spending 🏡 Frugal Living 🛑 Anti-Consumerism

The Way of the Hermit

by Ken Smith • 2023

One man, a remote Scottish loch, a hand-built cabin, and forty years of solitude and storms.

4.21

3k+

🏚️ Off-Grid Living 🏕️ Wilderness Survival 🍄 Foraging 🪓 Self-Sufficiency 🌿 Nature Writing

The Way of the Hermit 92%

One man, a remote Scottish loch, a hand-built cabin, and forty years of solitude and storms.

by Ken Smith 2023

4.21

3k+ ratings

🏚️ Off-Grid Living 🏕️ Wilderness Survival 🍄 Foraging 🪓 Self-Sufficiency 🌿 Nature Writing

Things I Learned from Falling

by Claire Nelson • 2020

Four days alone, immobile, dying of thirst. The helicopter came. The real rescue took years.

4.06

6k+

🏜️ Survival Memoirs 🥾 Solo Hiking 🧱 Emotional Isolation ❤️‍🩹 Vulnerability 📱 Social Media Detox

Things I Learned from Falling 92%

Four days alone, immobile, dying of thirst. The helicopter came. The real rescue took years.

by Claire Nelson 2020

4.06

6k+ ratings

🏜️ Survival Memoirs 🥾 Solo Hiking 🧱 Emotional Isolation ❤️‍🩹 Vulnerability 📱 Social Media Detox

Breaking Free From Broke

by George Kamel • 2024

The financial industry profits from your stress. An exit strategy built on momentum, not math.

4.24

4k+

🧹 Debt Elimination 📋 Personal Budgeting 🧠 Behavioral Finance 💸 Frugal Living 💳 Consumer Debt

Breaking Free From Broke 92%

The financial industry profits from your stress. An exit strategy built on momentum, not math.

by George Kamel 2024

4.24

4k+ ratings

🧹 Debt Elimination 📋 Personal Budgeting 🧠 Behavioral Finance 💸 Frugal Living 💳 Consumer Debt

Packing Light

by Allison Vesterfelt • 2013

How a cross-country trip with just a suitcase taught her to trade worry for wonder.

3.68

1k+

🙏 Faith Memoir ✈️ Travel Narrative 🕯️ Simplicity 🍃 Letting Go 🫂 Vulnerability

Packing Light 92%

How a cross-country trip with just a suitcase taught her to trade worry for wonder.

by Allison Vesterfelt 2013

3.68

1k+ ratings

🙏 Faith Memoir ✈️ Travel Narrative 🕯️ Simplicity 🍃 Letting Go 🫂 Vulnerability

Step By Step The Life In My Journeys

by Simon Reeve • 2018

Suicidal at sixteen, one exam pass. He now films documentaries in the world's most dangerous places.

4.34

6k+

🗺️ Travel Memoirs 📰 Travel Journalism ⛰️ Adventure Travel 🌍 Geopolitics Travel 💪 Resilience Narratives

Step By Step The Life In My Journeys Summary

Step By Step The Life In My Journeys 92%

Suicidal at sixteen, one exam pass. He now films documentaries in the world's most dangerous places.

by Simon Reeve 2018

4.34

6k+ ratings

🗺️ Travel Memoirs 📰 Travel Journalism ⛰️ Adventure Travel 🌍 Geopolitics Travel 💪 Resilience Narratives

Life Lessons From the Amazon

by Pip Stewart • 2021

Paddling an uncharted Amazon river, she found the sharpest lessons had nothing to do with survival.

4.08

194

🏕️ Expedition Memoirs 🌴 Rainforest Adventure 🧭 Female Explorers 🪓 Wilderness Survival 🌿 Nature And Wellbeing

Life Lessons From the Amazon 92%

Paddling an uncharted Amazon river, she found the sharpest lessons had nothing to do with survival.

by Pip Stewart 2021

4.08

194 ratings

🏕️ Expedition Memoirs 🌴 Rainforest Adventure 🧭 Female Explorers 🪓 Wilderness Survival 🌿 Nature And Wellbeing

The Art of Non-Conformity

by Chris Guillebeau • 2014

The default path is optional: design a career, travel freely, and build a legacy without permission.

3.81

11k+

🛠️ Lifestyle Design 💡 Entrepreneurial Mindset 🌍 Location Independence 😰 Fear Management 💰 Income Diversification

The Art of Non-Conformity 92%

The default path is optional: design a career, travel freely, and build a legacy without permission.

by Chris Guillebeau 2014

3.81

11k+ ratings

🛠️ Lifestyle Design 💡 Entrepreneurial Mindset 🌍 Location Independence 😰 Fear Management 💰 Income Diversification

Vagabonding

by Rolf Potts • 2002

Travel the world for months by spending less. The real preparation is mental.

3.95

28k+

🧳 Long-Term Travel 🐢 Slow Travel 📖 Travel Philosophy 🏠 Minimalist Living 🌍 Cultural Immersion

Vagabonding 92%

Travel the world for months by spending less. The real preparation is mental.

by Rolf Potts 2002

3.95

28k+ ratings

🧳 Long-Term Travel 🐢 Slow Travel 📖 Travel Philosophy 🏠 Minimalist Living 🌍 Cultural Immersion

Why Didn't They Teach Me This in School?

by Cary Siegel • 2013

A personal finance education in 99 principles: the simple, unsexy habits that quietly build wealth.

3.82

2k+

💰 Money Management 🧵 Frugality 📊 Saving And Budgeting 💳 Debt Reduction 📈 Beginner Investing

Why Didn't They Teach Me This in School? Summary

Why Didn't They Teach Me This in School? 92%

A personal finance education in 99 principles: the simple, unsexy habits that quietly build wealth.

by Cary Siegel 2013

3.82

2k+ ratings

💰 Money Management 🧵 Frugality 📊 Saving And Budgeting 💳 Debt Reduction 📈 Beginner Investing

Work Less, Live More

by Bob Clyatt • 2005

Quit full-time work decades early: spend less, invest on autopilot, and never outlive your savings.

3.93

550

🔥 FIRE Movement 🗽 Financial Independence 💸 Frugal Living 📈 Passive Investing 💰 Retirement Income

Work Less, Live More 92%

Quit full-time work decades early: spend less, invest on autopilot, and never outlive your savings.

by Bob Clyatt 2005

3.93

550 ratings

🔥 FIRE Movement 🗽 Financial Independence 💸 Frugal Living 📈 Passive Investing 💰 Retirement Income

Everything That Remains

by Joshua Fields Millburn • 2013

He left his corner office, got rid of everything, and discovered what actually makes life rich.

3.81

10k+

🏠 Minimalist Living 📖 Transformation Memoir 🧭 Intentional Living 🗑️ Decluttering 🎯 Redefining Success

Everything That Remains 92%

He left his corner office, got rid of everything, and discovered what actually makes life rich.

by Joshua Fields Millburn 2013

3.81

10k+ ratings

🏠 Minimalist Living 📖 Transformation Memoir 🧭 Intentional Living 🗑️ Decluttering 🎯 Redefining Success

The 4-Hour Work Week

by Timothy Ferriss • 2007

Work four hours a week, automate income, and retire in installments while you're still young.

3.91

336k+

🏝️ Lifestyle Design 💻 Remote Work 💰 Automated Income 📊 Pareto Principle 🌍 Geographic Arbitrage

The 4-Hour Work Week 92%

Work four hours a week, automate income, and retire in installments while you're still young.

by Timothy Ferriss 2007

3.91

336k+ ratings

🏝️ Lifestyle Design 💻 Remote Work 💰 Automated Income 📊 Pareto Principle 🌍 Geographic Arbitrage

The Good Girl's Guide to Getting Lost

by Rachel Friedman • 2011

A college graduate lands alone in Ireland. By Bolivia, she is biking Death Road.

3.80

4k+

🎒 Solo Female Travel 🗺️ Coming Of Age Travel 🏕️ Backpacking Memoirs 🦋 Self-Reinvention 🌍 Cultural Immersion

The Good Girl's Guide to Getting Lost Summary

The Good Girl's Guide to Getting Lost 92%

A college graduate lands alone in Ireland. By Bolivia, she is biking Death Road.

by Rachel Friedman 2011

3.80

4k+ ratings

🎒 Solo Female Travel 🗺️ Coming Of Age Travel 🏕️ Backpacking Memoirs 🦋 Self-Reinvention 🌍 Cultural Immersion

Bad with Money

by Gaby Dunn • 2019

Personal finance from someone who blew her money during manic episodes and learned why.

3.50

2k+

🧠 Money Psychology 💸 Millennial Finance 💳 Emotional Spending 🫀 Financial Trauma ⚖️ Systemic Inequality

Bad with Money 92%

Personal finance from someone who blew her money during manic episodes and learned why.

by Gaby Dunn 2019

3.50

2k+ ratings

🧠 Money Psychology 💸 Millennial Finance 💳 Emotional Spending 🫀 Financial Trauma ⚖️ Systemic Inequality

Two O'Clock on a Tuesday at Trevi Fountain

by Helene Sula • 2024

An Oxford comma got her fired. A shattered ankle got her blogging. Then Germany happened.

3.85

921

🧳 Expat Life 🇺🇸 American Abroad 💻 Digital Nomads 🔄 Career Reinvention 🎨 Lifestyle Design

Two O'Clock on a Tuesday at Trevi Fountain Summary

Two O'Clock on a Tuesday at Trevi Fountain 91%

An Oxford comma got her fired. A shattered ankle got her blogging. Then Germany happened.

by Helene Sula 2024

3.85

921 ratings

🧳 Expat Life 🇺🇸 American Abroad 💻 Digital Nomads 🔄 Career Reinvention 🎨 Lifestyle Design

A Year of Living Simply

by Kate Humble • 2024

Owning less, fixing more, knowing your neighbors: a year of discovering what enough feels like.

3.71

2k+

🌻 Simple Living 🌿 Nature Connection 🛠 Repair And Reuse 🤝 Community Building 🌱 Home Gardening

A Year of Living Simply 91%

Owning less, fixing more, knowing your neighbors: a year of discovering what enough feels like.

by Kate Humble 2024

3.71

2k+ ratings

🌻 Simple Living 🌿 Nature Connection 🛠 Repair And Reuse 🤝 Community Building 🌱 Home Gardening

Bachelor Pad Economics

by Aaron Clarey • 2013

The standard advice about college, career, and marriage is ruining young men. Here is the fix.

4.18

739

🏦 Personal Finance 💰 Financial Independence 🏚️ Frugal Living 💔 Dating Strategy 📊 Career Strategy

Bachelor Pad Economics 91%

The standard advice about college, career, and marriage is ruining young men. Here is the fix.

by Aaron Clarey 2013

4.18

739 ratings

🏦 Personal Finance 💰 Financial Independence 🏚️ Frugal Living 💔 Dating Strategy 📊 Career Strategy

Everyday Millionaires

by Chris Hogan • 2019

They studied 10,000 millionaires. Most inherited nothing. Their method: a 401(k) and a budget.

3.80

7k+

🏗️ Wealth Building 🗽 Financial Independence 🔬 Millionaire Research 💥 Myth Busting 🚫 Debt-Free Living

Everyday Millionaires 91%

They studied 10,000 millionaires. Most inherited nothing. Their method: a 401(k) and a budget.

by Chris Hogan 2019

3.80

7k+ ratings

🏗️ Wealth Building 🗽 Financial Independence 🔬 Millionaire Research 💥 Myth Busting 🚫 Debt-Free Living

Retire Before Mom and Dad

by Rob Berger • 2019

Your savings rate determines your retirement date. The rest: index funds and patience.

4.27

1k+

💰 Financial Independence 🧹 Frugal Living 📈 Index Investing 💳 Debt Reduction 🤖 Automated Finances

Retire Before Mom and Dad 91%

Your savings rate determines your retirement date. The rest: index funds and patience.

by Rob Berger 2019

4.27

1k+ ratings

💰 Financial Independence 🧹 Frugal Living 📈 Index Investing 💳 Debt Reduction 🤖 Automated Finances

Wildpreneurs

by Tamara Jacobi • 2020

How to build a business anchored in nature, freedom, and joy, without starving in the process.

3.89

114

🏕️ Lifestyle Entrepreneurship 👔 Career Changers 💸 Creative Funding 😴 Anti-Hustle Culture 🌿 Biomimicry

Wildpreneurs 91%

How to build a business anchored in nature, freedom, and joy, without starving in the process.

by Tamara Jacobi 2020

3.89

114 ratings

🏕️ Lifestyle Entrepreneurship 👔 Career Changers 💸 Creative Funding 😴 Anti-Hustle Culture 🌿 Biomimicry

Smart Money Smart Kids

by Dave Ramsey • 2014

From three jars to a debt-free degree: the chore-and-save plan for raising financially capable kids.

4.26

7k+

🧒 Financial Parenting 🚫 Debt-Free Living 🎓 College Without Loans 🎁 Generosity And Giving 💪 Work Ethic

Smart Money Smart Kids 91%

From three jars to a debt-free degree: the chore-and-save plan for raising financially capable kids.

by Dave Ramsey 2014

4.26

7k+ ratings

🧒 Financial Parenting 🚫 Debt-Free Living 🎓 College Without Loans 🎁 Generosity And Giving 💪 Work Ethic

Love Your Life, Not Theirs

by Rachel Cruze • 2016

Comparison costs you money. Seven habits that trade envy for contentment and debt for freedom.

3.97

8k+

🔓 Debt Freedom 👀 Social Comparison 😌 Financial Contentment 🎯 Intentional Spending 💑 Couples And Money

Love Your Life, Not Theirs 91%

Comparison costs you money. Seven habits that trade envy for contentment and debt for freedom.

by Rachel Cruze 2016

3.97

8k+ ratings

🔓 Debt Freedom 👀 Social Comparison 😌 Financial Contentment 🎯 Intentional Spending 💑 Couples And Money

NEW-our Relationship with Money and Achieving Financial Independence

by Vicki Robin

Turn every dollar into hours of life, then cut waste and invest until work becomes optional.

3.88

134

💰 Personal Finance 🏖️ Financial Independence 🔥 FIRE Movement 🧵 Frugal Living 🧠 Money Psychology

NEW-our Relationship with Money and Achieving Financial Independence Summary

NEW-our Relationship with Money and Achieving Financial Independence 91%

Turn every dollar into hours of life, then cut waste and invest until work becomes optional.

by Vicki Robin

3.88

134 ratings

💰 Personal Finance 🏖️ Financial Independence 🔥 FIRE Movement 🧵 Frugal Living 🧠 Money Psychology

The Index Card

by Helaine Olen • 2016

Financial advisors sell confusion. The rules you actually need fit on an index card.

3.90

4k+

🧾 Personal Finance 📈 Index Investing 💳 Debt Elimination 🏖️ Retirement Planning ✨ Simplicity In Finance

The Index Card 91%

Financial advisors sell confusion. The rules you actually need fit on an index card.

by Helaine Olen 2016

3.90

4k+ ratings

🧾 Personal Finance 📈 Index Investing 💳 Debt Elimination 🏖️ Retirement Planning ✨ Simplicity In Finance

Spend Well, Live Rich Spend Well, Live Rich Spend Well, Live Rich

by Michelle Singletary • 2003

Why your possessions aren't assets and debt is a trap: a no-nonsense plan to get ahead.

3.65

195

🧹 Frugal Living 📉 Debt Reduction 💵 Cash Budgeting ⚙️ Automated Saving 🙏 Faith-Based Finance

Spend Well, Live Rich Spend Well, Live Rich Spend Well, Live Rich Summary

Spend Well, Live Rich Spend Well, Live Rich Spend Well, Live Rich 91%

Why your possessions aren't assets and debt is a trap: a no-nonsense plan to get ahead.

by Michelle Singletary 2003

3.65

195 ratings

🧹 Frugal Living 📉 Debt Reduction 💵 Cash Budgeting ⚙️ Automated Saving 🙏 Faith-Based Finance

Solo

by Hazel Phillips • 2022

Excluded from alpine circles, she tramped NZ's backcountry solo. The risk was never the mountain.

3.58

198

🥾 Solo Backpacking 🇳🇿 New Zealand 📖 Adventure Memoirs 🏕️ Women Outdoors ⚖️ Gender Bias

Solo 91%

Excluded from alpine circles, she tramped NZ's backcountry solo. The risk was never the mountain.

by Hazel Phillips 2022

3.58

198 ratings

🥾 Solo Backpacking 🇳🇿 New Zealand 📖 Adventure Memoirs 🏕️ Women Outdoors ⚖️ Gender Bias

Trespassing Across America

by Ken Ilgunas • 2016

He walked the Keystone XL pipeline illegally. The land and its people changed him.

3.82

2k+

🛢️ Fossil Fuel Industry ✊ Environmental Activism 🚶 Walking Journeys 🤔 Existential Travel 🌾 Rural America

Trespassing Across America 91%

He walked the Keystone XL pipeline illegally. The land and its people changed him.

by Ken Ilgunas 2016

3.82

2k+ ratings

🛢️ Fossil Fuel Industry ✊ Environmental Activism 🚶 Walking Journeys 🤔 Existential Travel 🌾 Rural America

Money School

by Lacey Filipich • 2020

Replace your salary with passive income and reclaim your time. No windfall required.

3.93

320

🏖️ Financial Independence 🔥 FIRE Movement 🦘 Aussie Finance 💸 Passive Income 🌱 Frugal Living

Money School 91%

Replace your salary with passive income and reclaim your time. No windfall required.

by Lacey Filipich 2020

3.93

320 ratings

🏖️ Financial Independence 🔥 FIRE Movement 🦘 Aussie Finance 💸 Passive Income 🌱 Frugal Living

Money Hacks

by Lisa Rowan • 2020

275 ways: spend 10 percent less each month, automate your savings, invest what remains.

3.47

520

🏠 Frugal Living 📚 Financial Literacy 🧠 Behavioral Finance 💼 Side Hustles 📈 Investing Basics

Money Hacks 91%

275 ways: spend 10 percent less each month, automate your savings, invest what remains.

by Lisa Rowan 2020

3.47

520 ratings

🏠 Frugal Living 📚 Financial Literacy 🧠 Behavioral Finance 💼 Side Hustles 📈 Investing Basics

The Simple Guide to a Minimalist Life

by Leo Babauta • 2009

Simplify your home, money, health, and relationships, and make space for what truly matters.

3.46

1k+

🏡 Minimalist Living 📱 Digital Minimalism 🌿 Sustainable Living 💰 Mindful Spending 💪 Minimalist Fitness

The Simple Guide to a Minimalist Life Summary

The Simple Guide to a Minimalist Life 91%

Simplify your home, money, health, and relationships, and make space for what truly matters.

by Leo Babauta 2009

3.46

1k+ ratings

🏡 Minimalist Living 📱 Digital Minimalism 🌿 Sustainable Living 💰 Mindful Spending 💪 Minimalist Fitness

Rowing the Atlantic

by Roz Savage • 2009

How three thousand miles alone on the Atlantic rewired one woman's relationship with fear.

4.02

456

🧭 Solo Expeditions 💪 Extreme Endurance 🌊 Ocean Crossings 🚣 Women Adventurers 🔄 Midlife Reinvention

Rowing the Atlantic 91%

How three thousand miles alone on the Atlantic rewired one woman's relationship with fear.

by Roz Savage 2009

4.02

456 ratings

🧭 Solo Expeditions 💪 Extreme Endurance 🌊 Ocean Crossings 🚣 Women Adventurers 🔄 Midlife Reinvention

What It Takes To Be Free

by Darius Foroux • 2019

Twelve principles that break obligation, guilt, and debt, so you can finally run your own life.

4.10

700

🕊️ Personal Freedom 🧭 Value-Based Living 🏛️ Modern Stoicism 🎯 Intentional Living 💰 Financial Independence

What It Takes To Be Free 91%

Twelve principles that break obligation, guilt, and debt, so you can finally run your own life.

by Darius Foroux 2019

4.10

700 ratings

🕊️ Personal Freedom 🧭 Value-Based Living 🏛️ Modern Stoicism 🎯 Intentional Living 💰 Financial Independence

Playing with FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early)

by Scott Rieckens • 2019

How one couple cut spending, saved 50% of income, and bought back decades.

3.75

4k+

💰 Financial Independence 🏖️ Early Retirement 🥬 Frugal Living 📈 Index Fund Investing 🧭 Lifestyle Design

Playing with FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early) Summary

Playing with FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early) 91%

How one couple cut spending, saved 50% of income, and bought back decades.

by Scott Rieckens 2019

3.75

4k+ ratings

💰 Financial Independence 🏖️ Early Retirement 🥬 Frugal Living 📈 Index Fund Investing 🧭 Lifestyle Design

The 10 Commandments of Money

by Liz Pulliam Weston • 2010

The spending formula that works, the debt to kill first, and the insurance you don't need.

3.71

203

🏦 Personal Finance 📊 Budgeting Systems 💳 Debt Reduction 🏖️ Retirement Planning 📚 Financial Literacy

The 10 Commandments of Money 91%

The spending formula that works, the debt to kill first, and the insurance you don't need.

by Liz Pulliam Weston 2010

3.71

203 ratings

🏦 Personal Finance 📊 Budgeting Systems 💳 Debt Reduction 🏖️ Retirement Planning 📚 Financial Literacy

Peace and Plenty

by Sarah Ban Breathnach • 2010

The money story you grew up with is still calling the shots. Time to rewrite it.

3.63

485

🧠 Money Psychology 🧵 Frugal Living 🌳 Family Money Patterns 📜 Money Stories 🌼 Voluntary Simplicity

Peace and Plenty 91%

The money story you grew up with is still calling the shots. Time to rewrite it.

by Sarah Ban Breathnach 2010

3.63

485 ratings

🧠 Money Psychology 🧵 Frugal Living 🌳 Family Money Patterns 📜 Money Stories 🌼 Voluntary Simplicity

Adventure Capitalist

by Jim Rogers • 2003

One car, 116 countries, zero flights. The investment lessons hiding at the world's border crossings.

4.01

2k+

📈 Emerging Markets 🚗 Travel Memoir 🛣️ Overland Travel 📊 Demographic Trends 🏗️ Economic Development

Adventure Capitalist 91%

One car, 116 countries, zero flights. The investment lessons hiding at the world's border crossings.

by Jim Rogers 2003

4.01

2k+ ratings

📈 Emerging Markets 🚗 Travel Memoir 🛣️ Overland Travel 📊 Demographic Trends 🏗️ Economic Development

Leaving Microsoft to Change the World

by John Wood • 2006

A trekking trip, an empty library: why a Microsoft exec quit to build schools across Asia.

4.10

5k+

🚀 Social Entrepreneurship 🌍 Global Development 📖 Founder Memoir 🏘️ Community Development 👧 Girls' Education

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Leaving Microsoft to Change the World 91%

A trekking trip, an empty library: why a Microsoft exec quit to build schools across Asia.

by John Wood 2006

4.10

5k+ ratings

🚀 Social Entrepreneurship 🌍 Global Development 📖 Founder Memoir 🏘️ Community Development 👧 Girls' Education

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