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Budgetary & Cost: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Budgetary & Cost, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $12.84, median 228 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 27/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $9.82 – $15.00 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 6% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 39% of the parent category Specialties (590), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 Budgetary & Cost best sellers
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The Total Money Makeover Updated and Expanded: A Proven Plan for Financial Peace
by Dave Ramsey
- List rank#1
- Price$12.39
- Rating4.7
- Reviews22,500
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Stop Living Paycheck to Paycheck: The Proven Path to Break Free from Debt, Build Real Wealth, and Live Free on Any Income
- List rank#2
- Price$18.39
- Rating4.8
- Reviews66
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The Personal MBA: Master the Art of Business
by Josh Kaufman
- List rank#3
- Price$15.15
- Rating4.6
- Reviews5,429
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The Total Money Makeover Workbook Updated: The Essential Companion for Applying the Book’s Principles
by Dave Ramsey
- List rank#4
- Price$12.68
- Rating4.7
- Reviews5,609
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The 21-Day Financial Fast: Your Path to Financial Peace and Freedom
by Michelle Singletary
- List rank#5
- Price$9.79
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,571
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The 48 Laws of Money: Master the Secret to Wealth and Financial Freedom (48 Laws of Living: Psychology of Money, Book 1)
by Victor O. Carl
- List rank#6
- Price$12.84
- Rating4.6
- Reviews34
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Get Good with Money: 10 Simple Steps to Becoming Financially Whole
by Tiffany the Budgetnista Aliche
- List rank#7
- Price$13.82
- Rating4.8
- Reviews6,175
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How to Get Rich in American History: 300 Years of Financial Advice That Worked (& Didn’t)
by Joseph S. Moore PhD
- List rank#8
- Price$17.39
- Rating4.6
- Reviews119
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Retire Today: Create Your Retirement Master Plan in 5 Simple Steps
by Jeremy Keil
- List rank#9
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews228
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Simple Money, Rich Life: Achieve True Financial Freedom and Design a Life of Eternal Impact
by Bob Lotich
- List rank#10
- Price$14.55
- Rating4.9
- Reviews1,424
FAQ
Is Budgetary & Cost a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 27/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 228 reviews and sells for $12.84.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Budgetary & Cost?
The median best seller has 228 reviews, and 35% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Budgetary & Cost best sellers cost?
The median price is $12.84; half of the best sellers are priced between $9.82 and $15.00.
Can new books break into Budgetary & Cost?
6% of the current best sellers were released in the last 90 days.
About this data
Data comes from KDPTop's daily crawl of Amazon's public Best Sellers pages; medians use the latest list. The opportunity score (0–100, higher is easier to enter) combines the review barrier, the share of low-review books, list turnover, new-release share and price.