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Source: 3rdi, November 2010 "I don't like money, actually, but it quiets my nerves" so said Joe Louis. I think we probably all kind of know what he means. It's not money itself that has virtue, it's the freedom, choices, security and solutions that it can provide, that has the real currency. And having those things in your life can contribute to your feeling more confident about your ability to cope, change, blossom, respond - whatever you need to do. As we say at Independent Women, if you're in control of your finances, you're in control of your life. At least to some extent. Whilst a lot of very wealthy people can appear to be comparatively confident (maybe even arrogant sometimes) because of their ability to command and demand service, quality, speed of response, personal attention etc, much of this confidence can be extremely thinly veiled and deep down, they may be just as worried, insecure or broken-hearted as the rest of us. It's actually the CONTROL of your finances that is liberating, refreshing and power-giving, whatever scale those finances are on. You need to be running your finances, rather than the other way round. - Clare Logie, Strategic Director, Independent Women
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