The Art of Spending Money
The Art of Spending Money by Morgan Houselby Morgan Housel
Tied for most recommended of 7 personal finance books
A recently published book on money and spending that commenters recommend; one reader called it very good so far and found its take on spending useful.
A recently published book on money and spending that commenters recommend; one reader called it very good so far and found its take on spending useful.
3 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 3
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 3 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Recommended as a recent read
“I would recommend the recently published book The Art of Spending Money by Morgan Housel”
Comment from 2 Jan 2026 in “Warren Buffett steps down as Berkshire Hathaway CEO after six decades” Praised as very good so far
“So far very good as well.”
Comment from 26 Dec 2025 in “Ask HN: What did you read in 2025?” Questions the experiences-over-things saying
“He had an interesting observation: the popular saying " don't spend money on things, but on experiences " only goes so far.”
Comment from 21 Jul 2026 in “The Price of Happiness”
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The four most recommended other personal finance books, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Art of Spending Moneyby Morgan HouselThis page | 3 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
| The Psychology of Moneyby Morgan Housel | 3 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | — |
| Die with Zeroby Bill Perkins | 3 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
| The Millionaire Next Doorby Thomas J. Stanley and William D. Danko | 3 | 1 | 75% | 3 | — | — |
| The Index Cardby Helaine Olen | 3 | 0 | 100% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
All 3 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“He had an interesting observation: the popular saying " don't spend money on things, but on experiences " only goes so far.”
“I would recommend the recently published book The Art of Spending Money by Morgan Housel”
“So far very good as well.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.