The Psychology of Money

Over 10 million copies sold around the world.

The original book from Morgan Housel, the New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author of Same As Ever and The Art of Spending Money.

As featured on the Dr Chatterjee podcast Feel Better, Live More and The Diary of a CEO podcast with Steven Bartlett.


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 strange ways people think about money and teaches you how to make better sense of one of life's most important topics.

Morgan Housel is a partner at The Collaborative Fund and a former columnist at The Motley Fool and the Wall Street Journal. He is a two-time winner of the Best in Business Award from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers, winner of the New York Times Sidney Award, and a two-time finalist for the Gerald Loeb Award for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism. He is the bestselling author of The Psychology of Money, Same As Ever, and The Art of Spending Money. Housel lives in Seattle with his wife and two kids.

It’s one of the best and most original finance books in years. -- Jason Zweig, The Wall Street Journal

The Psychology of Money is bursting with interesting ideas and practical takeaways. Quite simply, it is essential reading for anyone interested in being better with money. Everyone should own a copy. -- James Clear, author of the million-copy bestseller, Atomic Habits

Morgan Housel is that rare writer who can translate complex concepts into gripping, easy-to-digest narrative. The Psychology of Money is a fast-paced, engaging read that will leave you with both the knowledge to understand why we make bad financial decisions and the tools to make better ones. -- Annie Duke, author of Thinking in Bets

Housel's observations often hit the daily double: they say things that haven't been said before, and they make sense. -- Howard Marks, Director and Co-Chairman, Oaktree Capital & author of The Most Important Thing and Mastering the Market Cycle

Morgan Housel is one of the brightest new lights among financial writers. He is accessible to everyone wanting to learn more about the psychology of money. I highly recommend this book. -- James P. O’Shaughnessy, author of What Works on Wall Street

Few people write about finance with the graceful clarity of Morgan Housel. The Psychology of Money is an essential read for anyone who wants to make wiser decisions or live a richer life. -- Daniel H. Pink, #1 New York Times bestselling author of When, To Sell Is Human, and Drive