Well, for me, it was really about realizing that money is not the root of all evil, right?

Money, it's a bit of a cliche, but money is the root of everything, good and evil.

And so my question that I'm trying to explore in from Monk to Money Manager is how do we make it work for the good?

How are you defying the good, right? It's

not up to me to tell you what your values are, but money is always going to be the tool that's

going to help you live your values more fully.

You're listening to Millennial Money with award-winning money expert and serial entrepreneur,

Shauna Compton Game, where we flip the script on the old

school approach to everything your parents never taught you about money. Each week,

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Unique stories, trailblazing perspectives, tips, tricks, and

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Oh boy, I am excited for this episode. This was a super fun one for me, so I hope you enjoy it as well.

As Doug, our podcast guest says, money is not the root of all evil, but we all need to be a little bit wealthy. That may seem like a total controversial statement coming from someone who spent 20 years as a monk. But as Doug talks about

in this episode, there's a way to get in a healthy relationship with your money so you can

live life on your terms. And to me, that's what it's all about. That's what

learning about money is all about. It's not so you can live my life and I can live your life. It's so

you can live your life to the fullest. In fact, Doug's money journey started way back when the

monastery he worked for went bankrupt.

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