Comments on: Broke Celebrities: What Can We Learn From Failed Wealth?

By: Pixie

Pixie — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 11:45:16 +0000

To be fair, that was more than twice what I’ve ever paid for shoes before – or since. I was also prone to flights of irresponsible spending before I got even remotely celebrified – now I just have to really focus on finishing up those books. The examples you chose still serve to illustrate how out-of-control ingrained spending habits can get – I wonder if I could do paycheck-to-paycheck on Britney’s scale, and shudder at the thought that I very possibly could.

By: Lauren Fairbanks

Lauren Fairbanks — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 19:26:02 +0000

Wow – $1,300 for shoes! That’s nuts. I’ve always thought that if I ever reach any sort of celebrity status, I’d still never be able to drop money like that on shoes and clothes. I’m not sure that you can reverse such deeply ingrained cheapness.

By: Pixie

Pixie — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 21:09:19 +0000

I’m only an extremely minor celebrity, and I, like Britney, am not technically broke – yet. But I gaze upon the boots that I spent $1300 on, wore once, fell down and broke my arm in… and reflect. And live on cereal for a short while as penance.
Yet another great article, Lauren!

By: Lauren Fairbanks

Lauren Fairbanks — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 01:11:11 +0000

@Lashonda – Thanks, lady!

By: Lashonda Harris

Lashonda Harris — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 21:10:17 +0000

This is good stuff! Especially the last bit about what we can learn from this. I’m especially happy with the follow up links (how to save 10K in a year!) Thanks Lauren!