# Hledger fan blog: mantra vs. math

**URL:** <https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/t/hledger-fan-blog-mantra-vs-math/928>\
**Category:** News\
**Created:** [October 30, 2026, 3:13pm UTC](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/t/hledger-fan-blog-mantra-vs-math/928 "2026-10-30T15:13:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![hledgerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8491ac/32.png) [@hledgerfan](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/u/hledgerfan)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2026, 3:13pm UTC](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/t/hledger-fan-blog-mantra-vs-math/928/1 "2026-10-30T15:13:50Z")

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Twice I had expectations of what would be the more economical purchase. Twice the math showed something very different. Read about it at [mantra vs. math – A User's view of Hledger](https://hledgerfan.com/mantra-vs-math/) .