Carrie Underwood
As the winner of the fourth season of American Idol, country singing legend Carrie Underwood’s fame shot up into the stratosphere. Her rise to stardom happened quickly but she didn’t let it change who is. In a Rachel Ray interview, Underwood stated that, generally, she lives like a typical American.
While she was dating her now-husband, NHL star Mike Fisher, she said the two would have date nights at Subway more often than not. Furthermore, she loves grocery shopping and cutting coupons. There is nothing more satisfying than choosing your own fruit and veg.
Tyra Banks
Tyra Banks has a degree from Harvard Business School and is a supermodel and business mogul. Banks prefers to be reserved when it comes to showing off her wealth. She says she got her sense of money from her mother, who played a big part in helping her establish herself as a model.
In a New York Times interview, she said she is frugal and has been big on saving since she was a little girl. While she does like to pamper herself with visits to the Cheesecake Factory and expensive cosmetics, she maintains a close relationship with her accountant.
Hilary Swank
After winning Oscars for her performances in Million Dollar Baby and Boys Don’t Cry, Hilary Swank has cemented herself as a serious actress. But the actresses’ life was not always the glitz and glamour. She grew up in a trailer park in Washington, and even after moving to California with her mom, the two lived in the car.
It does not matter how popular and successful she has become, she maintains a comfortable life but is not one to flaunt. Her finances are kept in check by bargain hunting, and she prefers to spend her money on her family.
Mark Zuckerberg
Although Mark Zuckerberg founded Facebook, making him one of the richest and most influential people in the world, he lives very modestly when you factor in how stinking wealthy he is. He wears typical street clothes and does not show up to Facebook Headquarters in a limo.
He got married in his green backyard and has stated many times that he is more concerned with his work than his wealth. According to one source, he is so unimpressed with wealth that he plans to donate 99 percent of his Meta stocks over the course of his life. So who are going to be the lucky ones?
Mariska Hargitay
Mariska Hargitay is best known for playing a starring role as Lieutenant Olivia Benson on the NBC police procedural show, Law and Order: Special Victims Unit. It was once leaked that the star made a whopping $400,000 per episode, and Forbes Magazine ranked her the second-highest-paid actress in the world in 2014.
While she has a lot of zeros attached to her salary, that does not mean she is constantly on spending sprees and looking for the new Gucci bag. She always plans for the future, because she knows that Hollywood is very unstable and things can change over night.