“ This quote makes me reckon she is more disconnected from world than had she said nothing at all . ”
Keke Palmerhas long been open aboutliving below her means.
Of course, Keke has been in the acting industry for decades, having landed her debut role at age 10. She starred in a bunch more movies and TV shows throughout her childhood and adolescence, perhaps most notably playing the lead role in the Nickelodeon seriesTrue Jackson, VP.
Six years after becoming the breadwinner of her family and having a business manager to help manage her finances, Keke once had tofile for bankruptcyat age 18. “I was so spooked. I was like, ‘What went wrong?’” sherecalledlast year, before opening up about deciding to live well below her means going forward.
And now, Keke has discussed her finances once again, tellingCNBCthat she finds it “incredibly important” to live frugally. “I live under my means. I think it’s incredibly important,” she said. “If I have $1 million in my pocket, my rent is going to be $1,500 — that’s how underneath my means I’m talking. My car note is going to be $340. I don’t need a [Bentley], I’ll ride in a Lexus.”
“ I learned from my parent very early on because they knew their limitations with money and monetary resource . I consider in rescue and frugality … I do n’t play around with that , ” she tot .
Numerousinternetusershave since praised Keke’s mentality. “This is EXACTLY how I’d be living too if I was rich. That’s how you stay rich longer! There is zero reason I need a house with 14 rooms and 10 bathrooms,” one personwrote. “It’s smart, lots of celebs have gone broke and been left with high cost of living condos and mansions they could no longer afford,” someone elsesaid.
“ Smart , renown is not a unchanging income flow , ” one more personechoed .
However, while many fans presumed that Keke was hyperbolically saying that she’s not blowing her money with ridiculous spending, some argued that her rent example felt “disingenuous” and accused her of “trying to be relatable.” Last year, Keke listed herNYC penthousefor just under $3 million, and a few months ago, she listed another$1.4 million studio city home; perArchitectural Digest, she currently resides in a $5-million property in California.
“ The $ 1500 was wildly disingenuous . Like miss , you currently live in a $ 5 million dollar household . Do n’t act , ” one usersaid , while several others quote Lucille Bluth’sfamousArrested Developmentlineabout the monetary value of bananas .
“ I suppose this is a great whimsy to live below your mean , but there ’s no such thing as a $ 1500 flat in LA , that ’s even tough to rent a room with roommate . So it ’s a little ‘ how much could one banana cost ’ of her , ” one usersaid . “ OK , bonk the sentiment , but $ 1500 does n’t even get you a safe and clean-living one bedroom apartment in Phoenix . The number feels out of touch to me , like a reversion , ‘ what could a banana cost Michael , $ 10 ? ’ ” anotherechoed .
Several people defended Keke,arguingthat she was simply “giving an example of what she’d pay in rent relative to her wealth.” However, otherspointed out: “Given income inequality and crazy prices for rent, folks are extra sensitive to a rich celebrity speaking about how to save or live.”
“ Lotta mass mad that she ’s not being praise for this but the realism is that folk who are struggling in this saving are n’t all that interested in hearing millionaire verbalize about money problems , ” another useragreed , while one moresaid : “ I do sleep with her , and appreciate the sentiment . I just sense like we all got ta be honest about what is realistic in this economy . ”
