The secret here the article claimed is far less to do with the maths of the money and how much of the filthy stuff you actually have in your purse, wallet or bank account. No, it revolves much more around the feelings you associate with it - the emotional tugs it creates, be they exhilaration or anxiety, or something in between the two, whenever the subject raises its head.
Which is pretty much what our series of Money Mastery events has been telling us over the past couple of years. Money Mastery is a free (there, doesn't that make you feel better about money already) one-day coaching seminar for youth workers and other professionals working with young people. What it isn't is a formal economics lesson, teaching delegates about interest rates or the best ISA to get into. Or even how to open a bank account.
Instead it looks at the practical psychology of money and how people engage with their personal finance. It's about injecting confidence and positivity into our relationships with our finances and helping young people find clear pathways for getting out of debt and cutting through clouds of confusion and procrastination, through developing tools and techniques and a new sense of freedom.
So, if you've got money on your mind, or feel the control of your finances is slipping away it's not too late to start to transform your relationship with money. Take a look at the National Youth Agency website at www.nya.org.uk for more info on Money Mastery.
Andy Hopkinson is content manager at the National Youth Agency. He can be contacted on andyh@nya.org.uk
