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Especially with this new math I see children trying to understand.<\/p>\n<p>Personal finance, while using some math, is all about managing yourself. You layout your plan using math to validate the numbers. Then the hard work begins &#8211; managing yourself.<\/p>\n<p>Math does not lie. You try to complicate it, but numbers are numbers. Manage yourself for true success.<\/p>\n<p>What holds you back from success? Math or managing yourself?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meeting with a new client this week and I let a secret out. In sharing my secret, my client agreed with me when I shared that I hate math!! When she reads this, she will know who she is. Managing your finances is not all math. In fact, it&#8217;s very little math. 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