Suze Orman's book The 9 Steps to Financial Freedom is a refreshing look at money. Orman puts hard to understand financial information into everyday, easy to follow advice. She does not come away preachy or holier than thou. She is very authoritative, but never in an unkind way. I went in not understanding anything about IRAs, and came away with a working knowledge of it. The information presented in this book is practical and useful. I did pick and choose certain elements from this book that I decided to follow, but I found all the information in it solid. Orman does dabble into the spiritual / psychological side of money, as in why you spend your money, and what it says about your self-worth. Feel free to overlook that part, because she's clearly not a psychologist, but it can be mildly entertaining. However, I was just reading for the advice about finances.