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Money Mentalist Accountant and Money Mentor in Motueka. I’m Lynda, the Money Mentalist. I started my career as an accountant when I was 17. I read them like others read novels.
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I help Tasman business owners sort their numbers and the money habits behind them, so money feels less like a worry.

🌐 https://moneymentalist.com/ I love numbers, to me they tell a story of your business and your life. I graduated from University with a B.Com. After working for several accounting firms, when I was 7 months pregnant with my daughter (now nearly 33), I began my own practice. I remained in Public Practice until 2010 when I sold my business to return to university to study Psychology. In the middle of all of this, my marriage ended. Anecdotally, 70-80% of relationships break up because of money and this was true in my situation. I was devastated, and an emotional wreck. Even though I was an accountant, which meant I had a sound knowledge of my own financial situation, that didn’t really help me going through my own breakup. Emotions completely took over. I felt I was completely on my own. I came out the other side servicing $600,000 of debt. It may seem a strange change in career path from accounting to Psychology, but it made complete sense to me. What I had realised in my years in practice, is that accounting (and money) isn’t just about the numbers, it is also about the emotions that go behind the numbers, it’s how we see the world and how we make decisions all stem from our relationship with money. I graduated again this time with a Post Graduate Diploma in Arts (Psych). I continued to specialise in Money Psychology by continuing my training with Professor David Krueger (author of the Book ‘The Secret Language of Money’) and became a certified Money Mentor Coach. What Changed?
• I learned the distinction between a budget and a money plan.
• I started saying No to myself and others about things that didn’t really matter to me. And saying Yes to what was important to me. This was when I really saw the impact of mindset on moving the numbers.
• I learned how to make the tough decisions that helped me turn my life around.
• I rewrote my own Money Story. The Money Mentalist was born, and I now spend my time working with individuals and couples helping them understand their relationship with money, how to communicate about money to each other and how to make better financial choices. I use my accounting expertise to help them build a Money Plan (I don’t use the term budget) which gives them the confidence to manage their money to reach their financial goals. Want to know more about the Money Mentalist and how I can help you? Visit my website at www.moneymentalist.com

Want to know what your money personality is? Then take the quiz here >> https://money-mentalist.involve.me/whats-your-money-personality

30/10/2026

A lesson from the makeup aisle on my Saturday mooch around Motueka. 💄

Big isn't always better. Sometimes you just want someone who listens.

Big brand or small and local? What's your pick?

28/10/2026

The numbers are rarely the hard part. Life is.

When life happened to me, I did exactly what my clients did. That's when it clicked.

When life got busy, what slipped first in your business?

Happy Labour Day!Back in 1840, a Wellington carpenter called Samuel Parnell refused to work more than eight hours a day....
26/10/2026

Happy Labour Day!

Back in 1840, a Wellington carpenter called Samuel Parnell refused to work more than eight hours a day. Eight hours for work, eight for recreation, eight for rest. That’s what we’re celebrating today.

I wonder what he’d make of how many business owners start the day now. Laptop open. Emails first. Breakfast going cold beside the keyboard. (Guilty, more times than I’d like to admit.)

We all trade something for money. Time. Energy. Freedom. Sometimes our breakfast.

None of that is wrong. But it’s worth noticing what you’re trading, and whether the deal still suits you.

These days I try to get outside before I open a single email. Your life comes first. The business fits around it.

So, did you take today off? Be honest.

What a fantastic couple of days at the Inspiring Women Business Conference.The speakers and panelists were very open abo...
23/10/2026

What a fantastic couple of days at the Inspiring Women Business Conference.
The speakers and panelists were very open about the ups and downs and their personal stories of their business journey.
It was great to meet so many inspiring women attending the event as well.
As usual the camera seems to find me chatting with a chardonnay in my hand 😊

I've been in business for over 35 years.I still have a business coach who checks in with me every week.Not because I don...
22/10/2026

I've been in business for over 35 years.

I still have a business coach who checks in with me every week.

Not because I don't know what I'm doing. Because running a business on your own is lonely, and it's easy to drift. Someone in your corner keeps you honest.

The money side is where most business owners feel most alone. The numbers you avoid. The decisions you make at 11pm. The question you feel you should already know the answer to.

You don't have to sort that by yourself.

I'm an accountant here in Motueka, and I look after the numbers and the head stuff behind them. If you'd like a chat, I offer a free 20 minute call. No pressure, just a conversation.

Who's in your corner?

21/10/2026

Learning something new can be a little daunting. For dogs and for humans.

Huge thanks to Fern at Delightful Dogs for teaching us both.

What's something you've had to learn lately that felt daunting at first?

I’ve only ever been to one property investment seminar.I went along out of curiosity, with my accountant’s hat firmly on...
20/10/2026

I’ve only ever been to one property investment seminar.

I went along out of curiosity, with my accountant’s hat firmly on. 😄

The one piece of advice that stuck with me was: buy a property you could live in yourself, so if everything turns to custard, you can live in it!

It got me thinking about how easy it is to get caught up in the excitement of property investing.

But the mortgage is only part of the story. What about rates, insurance, maintenance, vacancies and those unexpected $4,000 repairs?

Before you fall in love with the property, fall in love with the numbers.

I’ve shared some of the things I think are worth considering before buying an investment property.

https://moneymentalist.com/2026/09/15/accountant-motueka-buying-investment-property/

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