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Lev Mandel Money is Weird

I BELIEVE MONEY IS EMOTIONAL

I'm a financial advisor who got curious about the weird parts.

After years of working with clients, I noticed something: The spreadsheets were never the problem. The emotions were.

THE REALIZATION

Technical advice only goes so far. Even the smartest people freeze around money.

Anxiety, avoidance, and comparison often have nothing to do with numbers—they’re about psychology, identity, and old money stories.

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Instead of labeling this behavior “irrational,” I got curious.

The MISSION

I created Money is Weird to explore the human side of finance — a safe space to decode money anxiety and understand why we do what we do.

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MY STORY

A short kid with a big drive from Berkeley to London — and a lesson that persistence beats predictability.

Being the smallest on the court taught me resilience, creativity, and a whole lot of grit — lessons that ended up shaping my path into behavioral finance.

We start with people,

not projections

Our core principles:

Curiosity over judgment

Your money patterns make sense once you understand them.

Exploration over prescription

We guide self-discovery rather than impose "one right way"

Courage over shame

Financial anxiety is normal; let's work with it instead of against it

Compassion for weirdness

We're all making it up as we go; let's be honest about it

This is about money, yes — but it’s really about how it feels.

I see your humanity first.

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THE BOTTOM LINE

You’re not weird. You’re human.

Here, we explore those patterns with curiosity and compassion so money decisions come from clarity instead of fear.

Welcome to Money is Weird.

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