Best answer from question by Chris Logginson:
Answer by Spock (rhp)
here’s a strategy that actually works.
go visit your public library in person. find the call number of any book on personal finance by anyone. go to the stacks and find that book. ignore it, but look through the stacks in that area. pick out any book that looks interesting and check to see if you can understand it.
after you’ve read about three intro books, see if the others make more sense. then branch out into whatever parts of the whole subject interest you.
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