In 2012 , Lady Gaga tweeted , " Why do people look at me like I ’m crazy when I apply coupons at grocery or try bargaining at retail ? "
They say money changes people, but some wealthy celebs have stayed surprisingly frugal. Rather than splashing out on shiny, expensive things all the time, they save up or shop the sales.
Here are 15 celebs who were financially responsible with their wealth and lived below their means:
1.After spending $4,000 on an Alexander McQueen dress for theGirls Trippremiere,Tiffany Haddish"was like, ‘Well, I’m going to wear this dress everywhere I go. I’m going to get my money’s worth.'" Since then, she’s worn it to multiple events and appearances, including the 2018Academy Awardsand her 2017 hosting gig onSaturday Night Live.
She toldPeople , " It was like , wow I ’m have these huge minute in this dress . I spent so much money , and every time I wear it , it ’s like another huge mo . Maybe the next time I wear it , it ’ll be at my wedding reception ! "
2.Chris Evansdidn’t replace his iPhone 6 (which was released in 2014) until it finally went kaput in 2022.
OnTwitter , he said , " We had a good run . I ’ll miss your home button . I wo n’t overlook the nightly battle of seek to get you to charge . Or your grainy painting . Or your sudden pearl from 100 % battery , to 15 % , to completely dead all within minutes . It was a savage drive . Rest easy , pal . "
3.Sarah Michelle Gellarcuts coupons “to this day” because she believes that “just because you’re successful doesn’t mean that you should be errant in your spending.”
She toldCNBC Make It , " I ’ll never forget , one time I was at Bloomingdale ’s and they had these coupons — Bloomingdale ’s has really unspoiled coupons — and I was taking them all out , I was doing vacation shopping . And someone behind me turn around and enunciate , ' I ca n’t believe how long you ’re taking . Why areyouusing coupons ? ' I remember looking at her like , why should I pay more ? Like , if there ’s a coupon there , I ’m going to use it . "
4.Similarly, Kristen Bell “almost exclusively” shops with coupons. She’s especially a big fan of the 20% coupons at Bed Bath & Beyond.
OnConan , she said , " The best voucher you could get — possibly in the macrocosm — is the Bed Bath & Beyond voucher . You know it ’s the best one , ‘cuz they ’ve got 20 % off , and if you go and buy , like , a duvet or an air travel conditioner or whatever , you could be saving up of $ 80 ! "
5.To prevent himself from spending all of his money, Ed Sheeran gives himself an “allowance,” which, in 2014, was “maybe a grand.”
He told theIrish Examiner , " [ I use ] my Barclays pupil report . I ’ve not upgraded because I do n’t drop much money … I pass most of it on taxicab ! "
6.Tyra Banks learned the importance of saving and wise investments from her mom. So, while other models “were partying it up and going shopping and buying a closet of designer clothes or staying at the top hotels during fashion week,” Banks “was at the Doubletree or Embassy Suites, saving [her] money, and bought a house at 20 years old.”
In 2018 , she toldMoney , " I was always more concerned in experience over things . matter did n’t make me happy . I save , saved , saved . But I saved to a fault . About 15 years ago , my controller pulled me aside , and they were like , ' Tyra . You ’re not spending money . Nothing . You ’re just giving it off to the government . You ask to spend some damn money ! ' So , we create something called the ' F Account , ' which was the ' frivolous account . ' And I had a budget to spend frivolously for the yr , every class . I require that to feel safe . "
7.OnTikTok,Julia Foxgave a tour of her modest, messy apartment with a “small mouse problem” in hopes that “maybe someone can watch this and be like, ‘Okay, I’m not doing so bad.'”
In thevideo , she say , " For me in person , I just — I do n’t wish exuberant displays of wealthiness . They make me feel shitty . Especially the great unwashed that have really big houses . It ’s just really wasteful when there ’s so many homeless masses in this commonwealth . I ’m just not really like that . "
8.From the time he got his first job, Jay Leno “always had two incomes,” so he’d “bank one, and [he’d] spend one.” As of 2017, he had “never touched a dime of [his]Tonight Showmoney. Ever.”
He toldCNBC Make It , " When I was young , I would always hold get to the money I made working at the car franchise , and I would spend the money I made as a comedian . When I started to get a bit famous , the money I was make as a comedian was right smart more than the money I was take at the car dealership , so I would bank that and spend the car dealership money . … It sounds laughable , but if everything terminate tomorrow , I bed I ’ll be o.k. . "
9.In 2014, Ludacris was still driving the Acura Legend he bought in 1993.
OnThe Ellen Show , he said , " I had this motorcar before the platter plenty , before all the celebrity . I still have it . It has over 250,000 international nautical mile on this car . "
In 2015 , the car was badlydamagedin an chance event , but the Acura Design studio apartment fully restore it for him .
10.When Mila Kunis married Ashton Kutcher in 2015, she bought their wedding bands on Etsy. Hers was $90, and his was $100.
OnConan , she said , " I give way and look at , like , how much Tiffany [ charges ] , and I was like , ' They ’re how much ? Like , this is galactic . ' "
11.Sarah Jessica Parker dresses her children in second-hand clothes and hand-me-downs like she had growing up. After watching the documentaryThe True Cost, she decided that, when shopping for herself, she’d only buy clothes that she’d “want to have 10 or 15 years from now.”
She toldInStyle , " Almost 100 per centum of my Word ’s T - shirt are used . And he buys a lot of his items at thrift shops . My daughters all wear hand - me - downs . We ’ve been croak down dress in my crime syndicate for almost three generation . "
12.In 2012, Lady Gagatweeted, “Why do people look at me like I’m crazy when I use coupons at grocery or try bargaining at retail?”
She added , " I’M FROM NEW YORK . WHERE IS THE SALE RACK ? "
13.Even after winning two Oscars, Hilary Swank continued clipping coupons because it’s “how [she] grew up.”
OnLive with Regis and Kelly , she said , " People [ who see me shopping with voucher ] just go , ' Wow ! You do it , too ? Cool ! ' "
14.When Carrie Underwood has days off while touring, she gets her quarters and goes to the laundromat. She also does her own grocery shopping.
In 2012 , she toldOprah ’s Next Chapter , " It ca-ca spell life a little hard because those are things that I really do n’t have time to do . "
15.And finally, in 2008, Halle Berry told theDaily Record, “I am pretty frugal. I save a lot because I am always worried about when this trip is going to end.”
She also say , " I am very thankful for my good lot , but one of my openhanded fear is that I could misplace it all . I am not someone who has to have 10 cars and mess of diamonds . "
