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Guest Article by Rhonda Martin, Plan For Wealth
As the days get longer and the weather warms up, it’s the perfect time to find a comfortable spot, unwind, and sharpen your financial acumen by mixing a few financial – yes, financial reads into your summer reading list.
Whether you’re looking to crush your debt, start investing, or totally reframe your mindset on money, these five summer reads offer actionable advice, engaging stories, and powerful strategies that hopefully will be worth the reading investment.
Five Favourite Financial Reads for Summer
1. I Will Teach You To Be Rich by Ramit Sethi
Best for: Young professionals and beginners looking for a modern, hands-on plan.
Recommended as a top choice for organizing your money, this book is far from a guilt-inducing guide on cutting out lattes. It offers a practical, 6-week program designed to automate your finances, manage debt, and set up your accounts to work for you.
- Summer Vibe: A fun, conversational, and direct approach.
2. The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel
Best for: Understanding why we make bad financial decisions.
Housel’s book is packed with 19 short stories exploring the strange ways people think about money. It’s highly recommended by experts for 2026 because it teaches that wealth is more about behavior and mindset than raw investment knowledge.
- Summer Vibe: Easy, digestible essays perfect for poolside reading.
3. The Simple Path to Wealth by JL Collins
Best for: Aspiring long-term investors looking for a “no-nonsense” guide.
If the stock market feels overwhelming, this book is for you. Based on letters to his daughter, Collins makes complex investing principles simple, encouraging low-cost index fund investing to build wealth, as highlighted by Yahoo Finance.
- Summer Vibe: Calm, reassuring, and empowering.
4. Get Good with Money by Tiffany Aliche
Best for: A step-by-step approach to achieving total financial wholeness.
This offers 10 simple steps to master budgeting, build savings, improve credit, and pay down debt. It’s a top pick for 2026 for anyone needing a structured system to get their financial life in order.
- Summer Vibe: Action-oriented, uplifting, and practical.
5. Die with Zero by Bill Perkins
Best for: Changing your perspective on working vs. living.
This book challenges the traditional notion of saving every penny for retirement. Perkins argues for investing in experiences and maximizing your life energy. It’s an excellent choice for a new take on retirement planning.
- Summer Vibe: Reflective, philosophical, and energetic.
Lastly, here is a great bonus read: Wealthing Like Rabbits by Robert Brown is a great choice to understand personal finance from the Canadian perspective.
By investing a few hours this summer in these reads, you can make 2026 the year you take absolute control of your financial journey.
Good luck and good reading!
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