Everyday Carry

The Psychology of Money

Nineteen short chapters on why people make bad money decisions, none of which are about picking investments.

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Mike ManningBy Mike Manning
Marine veteran, gym owner, dad
Recon Report: full review pendingPhotos: Morgan HouselUpdated 2026-10-04
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Product Information, Not A Review

Specs, pricing and buying notes taken from the manufacturer so you can compare this against whatever else you are looking at. I have not had this one in my hands. When it goes through real use it gets rewritten as a full review, with a rating and my own photos.

The Psychology of Money

Quick Specs

CategoryEveryday Carry
BrandAmazon
ReviewedOct 4, 2026
AuthorMorgan Housel
CategoryMoney, behaviour
FormatsAudible and print

What Stands Out

  • Short standalone chapters, ideal for a commute
  • Behavioural rather than technical, so it does not go stale
  • The chapters on enough and on room for error are worth the whole book

What To Check

  • No specifics; this will not tell you what to do with your money
  • Anecdote-led, so treat the stories as illustration
  • Repeats its central point

What it is

Nineteen short chapters on why people make bad money decisions, none of which are about picking investments.

Audiobook or print

Both links are below, and for some books on this shelf that choice genuinely matters. Narrative and memoir usually win on audio. Anything you will want to flip back through — frameworks, diagrams, protocols — is better in print, and I say so on the pages where that applies rather than pretending every book works both ways.

Who should skip it

The cons above are the honest version. If two or more of them describe you, this is not your book, and there are forty-four others on this shelf.

The Short Version

The money book for people who do not want a money book. Behaviour, not tickers.

Mike Manning

MIKE MANNING

Founder, Every Dad Carry

Dad | Coach | Marine Corps Veteran

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