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[Star Wars] Were the Jedi paid for their services?
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They were paid the same way a monk is, they have funds to use, however it's not really theirs, it's more to use on whatever they are assigned to. So for example you're a jedi librarian and you're given a bit of cash, you are already provided robes food and shelter, so you don't gotta worry about that, you just use your budget to improve the library, or maybe give it to some homeless people. For the most part though, people don't like to charge the jedi, afterall the jedi are heroes and help the community alot, so the rich who already donate don't mind and the poor don't mind helping the jedi either. Other's like Ahsoka may be given some amount of money to bribe someone for  buying info and may use the leftover for a small bracelet or charm or something, but that would be frowned upon. Jedi are a minimalist society, hence why they really only own their robes and lightsabre, maybe a space ship if they're important. That's why the jedi masters in hiding kinda live in shacks. Both Obi-Wan and Yoda live in some crappy shack in the middle of nowhere because they don't value money or possessions, they just get all spiritual and they're good.  So long story short, you get paid spiritually and with training, but not monetarily.