Taming Your Money Monster: Understanding Finances Through the Lens of the Enneagram, feat. Doug Lynam
Typology
Ian Morgan Cron
4.6 • 3.2K Ratings
🗓️ 10 July 2025
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of Typology, we welcome Doug Lynam, an Enneagram 3w4 and author of the new book "Taming Your Money Monster: Nine Paths to Money Mastery with the Enneagram." Doug shares his fascinating journey from Marine Corps officer to Benedictine monk and now money manager, exploring how the Enneagram can provide insights into our relationship with money.
Join us as we dive into the unique "money monsters" associated with each Enneagram type, discussing how childhood narratives shape our financial behaviors and the importance of authenticity in achieving a healthier relationship with money.
Doug also introduces his innovatie approach that combines the Enneagram with attachment theory, offering practical tools for overcoming financial challenges.
No matter your type, this episode is packed with valuable insights and humor that will help you understand your financial habits and how to master them.
Don't miss this enlightening conversation that promises to change the way you think about money and personal growth.
- Learn more about Doug at www.douglynam.com
- Grab your copy of Taming Your Money Monster
- Subscribe to Typology for more insights on the Enneagram and personal growth.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey folks and welcome to Typology, the show on which we explore the mystery of the human |
| 0:08.4 | personality and the human adventure all through the lens of the Enigram. My name is Anthony Skinner, |
| 0:14.2 | your producer and co-host. So happy to have you here today, folks. Listen, we got a great |
| 0:18.6 | interview with an author, Doug |
| 0:21.5 | Linum. He's an Enneagram 3-Wing 4. Check this out. He graduated at the top of his class from |
| 0:27.2 | Marine Corps Officer Candidate School in 1995, then stunned everyone, including his family, |
| 0:33.9 | by becoming a Benedictine monk. That's right. Took a vow of poverty, was a monk for two decades, and then left the monastery in 2017 to |
| 0:43.3 | become a money manager. |
| 0:45.1 | Now he's got this great new book called Taming Your Money Monster, and it's all about |
| 0:51.1 | managing money through the lens of the enneagram. |
| 0:54.9 | We go through each type today on this show. |
| 0:58.3 | You're going to love this. |
| 0:59.7 | You're going to enjoy this interview. |
| 1:01.3 | You're going to want to get this book. |
| 1:02.8 | That's it for me, Anthony Skinner. |
| 1:04.3 | And now, without any further ado, here is the man of the hour, Ian Kron. |
| 1:15.6 | Music the man of the hour, Ian Kron. Hey, Typology Tribe. |
| 1:17.5 | Welcome back to the podcast where we explore the mystery of the human adventure through the lens |
| 1:24.5 | of the enneagram. |
| 1:25.6 | I'm joined by, of course, Anthony Skinner. |
| 1:28.6 | Hey, brother. Looking forward to this one. This one's going to be rich, man. As you all heard on |
| 1:34.4 | the intro, we are on today with Doug Linum, Enneagram 3 with a four-wing author of the books |
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