Not a cliche, I appreciate the rec!

My only issue with The Bitcoin Standard is that the author tends to write with a lot of vitriol (also prevalent on his social media account). For a newbie, I find it can be off-putting (except for when it’s the perfect match, lol), and I don’t want to take away from the actual message.

That said, I’m going to give her a list of “required reading” books, and it’s true that a lot of people have been fully orange-pulled by this book, so I’ll definitely keep it in mind 🙏

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I love broken money but I it's heavy for a lot of people, can't get most to stick with it and read it. Maybe 21 lessons by Gigi would be 2nd.

https://thesimplestbitcoinbook.net/

Looks like a good read for beginners. I've skimmed the pdf and it's very digestible.

If she's got FUD on the brain, this is a good place to alleviate it:

https://safehodl.github.io/failure/

Oh yeah, and Gradually Then Suddenly is a great series of articles too.

https://unchained.com/blog/category/gradually-then-suddenly/

Lex's interviews with bitcoiners are good listens too. Here's one with Breedlove:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrehEWYj16s

That was my issue with that book (and why I didn’t finish it).

I’d ask her some questions and find out what’s important to her.

She’s already interested enough to get help with a significant purchase … then there’s the self-custody and the hodl. After that ….

How much more does she want to learn? About what topics?