16 Wealthy Celebs Who Are Super Frugal Now Because They Grew Up In Poverty
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When Hilary Swank was 6, her family moved into a trailer park. Nine years later, her parents separated, and she and her mother relocated to LA, where they lived in their car until they could afford an apartment. After winning her first Oscar, she proudly proclaimed that she was still a coupon clipper because "when you open up the paper and you see those coupons, it looks like dollar bills staring you in the face."
Budgeting and money management are important skills to learn, and many people who learn them early in life follow the same financial habits as they grow up, even if they become fairly wealthy.
Here are 16 celebs who grew up with little and remain careful with their money now:
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