{"id":20690,"date":"2026-03-11T09:47:41","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T09:47:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/uncategorized\/4-practical-financial-tips-from-a-monk-turned-money-manager\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T06:10:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T06:10:36","slug":"4-practical-financial-tips-from-a-monk-turned-money-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/health-and-wellness\/life-advice\/4-practical-financial-tips-from-a-monk-turned-money-manager\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Practical Financial Tips from a Monk Turned Money Manager"},"content":{"rendered":"

Doug Lynam never expected to go into finance. <\/p>\n

Growing up, he hated money. His family was wealthy and he saw firsthand how money could destroy relationships. Lynam spent years searching for a life different from the toxic one he saw his family living. He tried being an anti-materialist hippie and joined the Marines, but it wasn\u2019t until he met a Benedictine monk and joined a monastery<\/a> that he began to find a sense of purpose. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a community full of love and kindness and support and compassion,\u201d Lynam told Guideposts.org.<\/i> \u201cI was taking a vow of poverty and I thought that would get me away from the world of money.\u201d <\/p>\n

But a few years into his life at the monastery<\/a>, the community started having financial difficulties. Lynam stepped in to figure out what was going on. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe community started having some serious financial difficulties,\u201d Lynam said. \u201cI had to jump in and pull the community through bankruptcy. In the process I had to learn everything I could about money management<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

As he worked to clean up the finances of the monastery, Lynam noticed that many of the guests who came to the monks with spiritual problems also had financial problems. <\/p>\n

\u201cPeople would come to me and ask to help pray for them, to get relief from their money struggles and their various crises and I always did that, but I also insisted that we make a budget,\u201d Lynam said. <\/p>\n

Lynam\u2019s work with the monks and guests at the monastery reframed his view of money. He stopped believing money was the root of all evil, and began to believe money could be useful. <\/p>\n

\u201cMoney is a tool that we can use to put our values in action,\u201d Lynam said. \u201cIf we have our values straight then money can increase our capacity for love, it can increase our value for service and it allows God’s love to flourish abundantly in our lives in the world around us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lynam eventually left the monastery to work as a financial adviser. Here are four of his most practical financial tips: <\/p>\n

1. Identify your financial emotional baggage<\/b><\/p>\n

Before diving in to the numbers, Lynam recommends people assess their emotional relationship with money. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe number one thing is to get through that emotional baggage\u2026and see where people\u2019s anxiety around money really lies,\u201d Lynam said. \u201cI call it your money emotional intelligence. People’s emotions around money are very complicated. And everyone has money baggage.<\/p>\n

If you haven’t dealt with those underlying emotional issues, you’re always going to be sabotaging [your] financial [life].\u201d <\/p>\n

2. Pay yourself first<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cThe number one [thing] people need to understand is that if you\u2019re always paying bills and spending first, then you’re always going to be broke,\u201d Lynam said. <\/p>\n

Lynam advises people to prioritize saving and investing over buying. Before paying bills or buying things, he recommends people put money into savings. <\/p>\n

3. Stick to a budget<\/b><\/p>\n

It might sound obvious, but Lynam said a budget is crucial for financial success. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe biggest trick to budgeting that I find is helpful for folks is to automate everything,\u201d Lynam said. \u201cAutomate your direct deposit, automatically pay your bills that are recurring. Automate your savings, automate your investing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Why? Lynam explained that by simplifying big decisions, people are less likely to get wore down with financial decision-making fatigue. <\/p>\n

4. Start by saving small<\/b><\/p>\n

A common mistake Lynam noticed his clients making was trying to jump from saving nothing to saving a large percentage of their income\u2014an unrealistic goal for most people. <\/p>\n

\u201cAlways try to save a portion of a pay raise,\u201d Lynam said. He advises people to start by saving one percent and increase by one percent each year. <\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you’re starting out it\u2019s really not a realistic goal to save 15 percent of your income,\u201d Lynam said. \u201cA more gradual technique that most people can do is\u2026save one percent this year. Can you save one percent of what comes in the door? And then next year could you save another one percent? And then another one percent?\u201d<\/p>\n

Over time this technique allows people to save the 15 to 20 percent that Lynam recommends people set aside to ensure a secure retirement. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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