- Saving and budgeting: The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America’s Wealthy. By Thomas J. Stanley and William D. Danko.
- Personal finance: Personal Finance For Dummies. By Eric Tyson.
- Investing: The Little Book of Common Sense Investing: The Only Way to Guarantee Your Fair Share of Stock Market Returns. By John C. Bogle.
- Bonus reading:
- A Random Walk Down Wall Street: The Time-Tested Strategy for Successful Investing. By Burton G. Malkiel.
- The Bogleheads’ Guide to Investing. By Taylor Larimore, Mel Lindauer, and Michael LeBoeuf.
- The Arithmetic of Active Management. By William F. Sharpe.
Deducting and amortizing business startup and organizational expenses
The general rules for business deductions require that deductions are taken only for expenses incurred in an existing trade or business. This poses a problem