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By Jason Heath, CFP on November 11, 2025
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes

By Jason Heath, CFP on November 11, 2025
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes

David Chilton’s The Wealthy Barber returns for 2025, updated for today’s costs, new investment tools, and a new generation learning to “pay yourself first.”

The original version of The Wealthy Barber was released in 1989, and has since become one of the best-selling books of all-time in Canada with over 2 million copies sold. Its cultural impact rivals that of Canadian literary classics like Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale and L.M. Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables.

Personal finance books rarely capture mass appeal, but author David Chilton managed it through the relatable, conversational lessons from the wealthy Mr. White to mild-mannered Roy in his Sarnia barber shop. The sequel, The Wealthy Barber Returns, took a different approach in its 2011 release. Instead of his original characters, Chilton doled out advice by sharing his personal perspectives on money.

The updated 2025 version of The Wealthy Barber was released on November 4 exclusively in Indigo stores and independent bookshops across the country. It has been completely re-written to include new realities of Canadian wealth building, like the Home Buyer’s Plan, tax-free savings accounts (TFSAs), and

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