Money Mindset Resources

+ You Are a Badass At Making Money by Jen Sincero

This is my current favorite money mindset book. If I made a required reading list for my clients, this book would be at the top. Read it.

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+ Money, A Love Story by Kate Northrup

This book is jam-packed with practical exercises and wisdom to help you understand and rewrite your money mindset story. The sooner we understand our relationship with money, the sooner we can take action to get what we truly want out of our careers and lives.

I can't relate to the author's personal story AT ALL, but understanding why it triggered me helped rewrite my own limiting money assumptions.

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+ Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki

This book transformed the way I think about money.

Robert shatters our most commonly-held money beliefs and explains financial concepts through clever, easy-to-remember frameworks that will challenge your thinking on earning, saving, and spending.

I credit this book for finally helping me leave corporate to start my own business and invest in my life-long financial education.

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+ Women & Money by Suze Orman

I like this book because it provides a holistic view of what we can do now to avoid the many financial pitfalls that can haunt us later.

In the first half of the book, Suze draws a link between our self-worth and net worth, offering a ton of stats and anecdotal evidence to back up all the ways women give away our power. The second half gets into her “Financial Empowerment Plan,” a practical step-by-step guide packed tools, questions, trackers and calculators.

Suze is like the tough, cool aunt that you’re kind of scared of but also respect.

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+ Mint (now Credit Karma) by Intuit (free budget tracking app)

The most important money move is tracking how your money moves.

Whether you’re trying to cut expenses, pay down debt, or save for something special, the first step is to account for every penny.

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+ Empower (free investment tracking app)

Empower is another free, fantastic resource, especially if your money is spread across various institutions.

This site aggregates your investments and account information so you can slice and dice in all kinds of helpful ways.

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+ Money Mindset by Caroline Adams

Use these blogs and videos to help you work through the most common money mindset challenges I see with my career coaching clients.

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+ You Are a Badass: How To Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life by Jen Sincero

From start to finish, this book delivers a one-two punch of humorous anecdotes and practical steps to help you get over your own BS and make stuff happen.

With chapter titles like, “Loincloth Man” and “Fear Is for Suckers,” the author cheers you on with her enthusiastic, yet wry if-I-can-do-this-crap-so-can-you attitude.

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+ The Big Leap: Conquer Your Hidden Fear and Take Life to the Next Level by Gay Hendricks

This is a must-read for high achievers who constantly reset the goal posts. I repeatedly return to the book’s concept of “upper limiting”—the unconscious beliefs that limit how happy, abundant, and successful we allow ourselves to be.

I agree with some people’s critique that the book can be repetitive. I think the book is worth it, but you might try this free article first.

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+ The Art of Living by Thich Nhat Hanh

I have been listening to this book on repeat because it's filled with nuggets of wisdom. It gets to the heart of what we truly want and how we can start living an abundant, peaceful, joyful life today.

A brief sampling: "Western Capitalist civilization says, 'Time Is Money' and that we should use our time to make money...We need to wake up from a long dream. It IS possible to live differently. Can you see that you already WANT to live differently? Time is not money. Time is life. And time is love."

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+ Dollars Flow To Me Easily by Richard Dotts

Notice how we assume success needs to be hard work? What if the path to getting everything we wanted were a whole lot simpler?!

Not gonna lie, the title of this book annoyed me so much, it sat on my shelf unread for a couple of years.

Then one morning, in a moment of peace, abundance, and indulgence, I decided to pick it up. I'm glad I did. It's one of my favorite resources for reminding myself that going after what we want gets to be fun and easy.

This is another book I'd make required reading. You can finish it in a couple of hours.

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+ Happiness Is…One Happy Thing Every Day. A Three-year Journal by Ralph Lazar and Lisa Swerling

A great way to cultivate abundance—monetary or otherwise—is to practice gratitude for what you already have. This book is a 3-year journal dedicated to helping you do just that.

My mom gifted me this book when I was really struggling in Corporate. Some of my entries like, “I stayed calm when I wanted to run out of the room,” and “Tomorrow is Thursday,” reveal some particularly low points, which give me a chuckle now that I'm free.

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+ The 52 Lists Project: A Year of Weekly Journaling Inspiration by Moorea Seal

This was gifted to me by a work friend who understood my love for lists and hatred of working for The Man.

The book is divided into 13 lists for each of the four seasons. After each list, there’s a prompt for further exploration or gentle nudge to take action.

I dated each entry, and I love flipping back through to see what’s changed or remained the same.

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+ The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business by Charles Duhigg

What's the best way to cultivate an abundance mindset? Habits.

Habits are key to EVERYTHING we do. So it’s a great idea to understand why they exist and how to change them.

I like this book so much I use the concepts in my coaching programs. If you're looking for an accessible, crunchy way to build in habits that actually stick, check it out.

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+ Calm App (free and paid versions available)

I have been using the free version of the app for years.

Recently their ads and 50% discount got to me, so I subscribed. So far, it's been well worth it.

I don't know what EDMR is or how it really works, but the EDMR soundscapes swaddle my soul like a teeny tiny baby. When I'm not listening to "The Art Of Living," I'm listening to Calm.

Ask me about my favorites: hello@carolineadamscoaching.com

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