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rom the advent of 72M our mission statement for “You-Ology” was very much “Know thyself ”. Our ambition was to introduce readers to the many fantastic ways in which this can be achieved. We’ve studied the palm of our hands, the shape of our faces, and the alignment of the planets when we were born. We’ve investigated the numerical importance of our names, the curves of our feet, and the very real influence of the people we are born to. All have leaned towards the spiritual, physical, and metaphysical. This You-Ology brings us to the economical. Some may think that economic standing and spirituality, or money and personal value, are diametrically
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opposed. Phrases like “Money does not make the
man”, “Money is the root of all evil”, “Money cannot buy you happiness”, and “More money, more problems” have become platitudes that obscure the reality of the societal structures most of us are born into. Unless your intent is to upend the society you live in, usurp the order of things as you know it, and introduce new ways of living (for all things are possible), it’s likely that your aim is to simply live the best life you can. For some this might have nothing to do with economic prosperity, for others it could be the very foundation of happiness, yet how are we to know if we never ask ourselves the difficult