I Will Teach You To Be Rich
I Will Teach You To Be Rich by Ramit Sethiby Ramit Sethi
Shares rank 6 of 7 personal finance books by recommenders
People recommend it as a practical, boring-but-effective guide to managing personal finances and avoiding lifestyle creep.
People recommend it as a practical, boring-but-effective guide to managing personal finances and avoiding lifestyle creep.
2 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 2
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not 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
- 2 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
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
Practical approach to managing finances
“the boring effective way to manage you're finances”
Comment from 2 Apr 2026 in “SpaceX confidentially files to go public at $1.75T, reports say” Helps avoid lifestyle creep
“Great was to avoid lifestyle creep (at least until kids!).”
Comment from 31 May 2026 in “I Am Retiring from Tech to Live Offline”
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| The Psychology of Moneyby Morgan Housel | 3 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | — |
| Die with Zeroby Bill Perkins | 3 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
| The Art of Spending Moneyby Morgan Housel | 3 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
| The Millionaire Next Doorby Stanley and Danko | 3 | 1 | 75% | 3 | — | — |
| I Will Teach You To Be Richby Ramit SethiThis page | 2 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
2 of the 3 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Great was to avoid lifestyle creep (at least until kids!).”
“the boring effective way to manage you're finances”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.