Book Junkie: Personal Finances

I'm obsessed with the world of personal finances - rather I'm obsessed with reading about it. Just for fun, I decided to scour my bookshelf for relevant titles:

• The Millionaire Next Door - The Surprising Secrets of America's Wealthy
• The Energy of Money - A Spiritual Guide to Financial and Personal Fulfillment
• Retiring Wealthy in the 21st Century
• The Wealthy Barber
• Stop Working ... Start Living - How I Retired at the Age of 36 Without Winning the Lottery
• Your Money or Your Life
• Getting a Life
• Prosperity Pie - How to Relax about Money and Everything Else
• Financial Serenity - Successful Financial Planning and Investment for Women
• How to Survive Without a Salary
• How to Get Out of Debt, Stay Out of Debt, and Live Prosperously

That list doesn't even include books I've borrowed: Smart Women Finish Rich, Dave Ramsey's Total Money Makeover, a myriad of Suze Orman books (Suze and I spent many a Saturday night together when I was going through my separation - sad, I know, but informative!).

The list doesn't include the blogs I surf, nor does it include chapters on personal finance in books related to voluntary simplicity, another obsession of mine.

Despite having read most of these at least once, if not twice or more, I'm not ready to retire and I'm nowhere near financial independence. But since I've started exploring the world of personal finance I've become more aware of my financial habits, priorities, strengths and weaknesses. I guess that's a good first step.

Maybe a second step would be to cut back on buying so many books. :)