A few weeks later, Leo reached the section on . He took the workbook with him to the supermarket, feeling a bit foolish but determined. The Prompt: Compare unit prices to find the best deal. The Lesson: Division to find the cost per ounce. He stood in the cereal aisle, looking at two boxes of oats. Box A: 16 ounces for $3.20. Box B: 24 ounces for $4.32.

Leo grabbed a pencil. For years, he looked only at the big number at the top of his paystub, wondering why the actual deposit in his bank account was always so much smaller. As he filled out the practice tables, charting a fictional character’s $15-an-hour job, the fog began to lift.

The hardest chapter was the one Leo had feared the most: .

Before the workbook, Leo would have grabbed the bigger box, assuming "bulk" meant "savings," or just grabbed the cheapest total price. Now, he did the division in the margins of the workbook. Box A was $0.20 per ounce. Box B was $0.18 per ounce.

Subtracting taxes, insurance, and retirement from his hourly wage.

It was a savings of just two cents an ounce. But as Leo looked around the store, he realized those pennies were everywhere, hidden in plain sight, waiting to be claimed by anyone who knew how to look for them. He felt a surge of quiet power. He was no longer just a passive consumer; he was a detective. 📉 Chapter 3: The Weight of Tomorrow

Leo sat with his own credit card statement next to the workbook. He plugged his real numbers into the formulas he had just practiced.

Leo hadn't become a millionaire. He still lived in the same apartment and drove the same car. But everything had changed.