# I Will Teach You To Be Rich by Ramit Sethi

2 Hacker News commenters recommended I Will Teach You To Be Rich by Ramit Sethi and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it as a practical, boring-but-effective guide to managing personal finances and avoiding lifestyle creep.

## Why people recommend it

- Practical approach to managing finances (1 comments): "the boring effective way to manage you're finances" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47621694))
- Helps avoid lifestyle creep (1 comments): "Great was to avoid lifestyle creep (at least until kids!)." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48345094))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel](https://hackerapproved.com/p/psychology-of-money.md): 3 recommend
- [Die with Zero by Bill Perkins](https://hackerapproved.com/p/die-with-zero.md): 3 recommend
- [The Art of Spending Money by Morgan Housel](https://hackerapproved.com/p/art-of-spending-money.md): 3 recommend
- [The Millionaire Next Door by Stanley and Danko](https://hackerapproved.com/p/millionaire-next-door.md): 3 recommend
- [The Index Card by Helaine Olen and Harold Pollack](https://hackerapproved.com/p/index-card.md): 3 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1529306582?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9781529306583) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "I Will Teach You To Be Rich by Ramit Sethi", https://hackerapproved.com/p/i-will-teach-you-to-be-rich/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).