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

**OVER 8 MILLION COPIES SOLD AROUND THE WORLD… The Psychology of Money is the original bestselling classic from the author of the new book, Same as Ever.**

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.

Money—investing, personal finance, and business decisions—is typically taught as a math-based field, where 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 own unique view of the world, ego, pride, marketing, and odd incentives are scrambled together.

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

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Published Sep 8, 2020

256 pages

Average rating: 8.01

231 RATINGS

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Community Reviews

the_g.m_chibanda
Jan 21, 2026
9/10 stars
Morgan has just opened my eyes on this. At least now I know that it's more of the behaviour patterns other than how much one earns or spends.
CuriousJacq
Jan 02, 2026
9/10 stars
Good book, its good for understanding how to think and the mindframe it helps to have when stuffing money in your pockets. Housel isnt going to tell you what to do with your money, he's just going to help you understand that you have options and there isn't only one right way to do things. I thought it was a great book honestly.
Vanna Belle
Nov 30, 2025
10/10 stars
This book is a great read and an eye opener on how we spend money.
Anukriti Malviya
May 12, 2025
Get to know well about money management
Diane Fisher
Feb 26, 2025
3/10 stars
I am disappointed. I really wanted to like this book, but I got very little helpful insight from the revelations, advice or information therein.

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