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In a 2017 interview with the Telegraph, Gordon Ramsay said his children were not allowed to sit next to him and his wife on planes. “They don’t sit in first class with us. They’ve never worked hard enough to do that. Are you saying at that age, at that size, they need to sit in first class? No. , they do.” We’re very strict about that. ”
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In a 2021 interview with Candace, Daniel Craig said he has no intention of leaving his fortune to his children. “Isn’t there an old saying that if you die rich, you’ve failed?” he asked. “Andrew Carnegie gave away, I think, the equivalent of about $11 billion in today’s money. That shows you how wealthy he was, because I think he kept some of it too. I am sure.”
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Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr. don’t put up with waste at home. In 2016, she told Today: “My daughter has recently been asking me for a glass of milk and not drinking it. So I told her that when she asks for a glass of milk, she doesn’t drink it.” , from her piggy bank she takes out a quarter and someone has to pay for that milk. ”
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In a 2017 interview with People magazine, Viola Davis said her “biggest fear” was that her daughter would be entitled. “I didn’t have a home. Genesis has a home,” the actor said, revealing that he doesn’t buy designer clothes for his children. “I shop at Target. All of her clothes are at Target or H&M. And if I feel like it, I might buy at Nordstrom Rack.”
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In a 2021 episode of morning meeting Podcaster Anderson Cooper said he has no plans to leave a legacy to his children. “It’s unbelievable to hand over so much money,” he said. “I don’t know what I’m going to get. I’m not really interested in money, but I’m not going to give my son a pot of gold. I’m going to do what my parents say. ‘It’s going to pay for college, so you have to go for it.’
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David and Victoria Beckham want their children to understand the importance of money.About the episode James Corden’s Late Late Show, David said his children kept asking for new shoes. “It has reached the next point [Brooklyn] When I turned 14 or 14-and-a-half, I thought: “If you want something, go to work and get your own money.” So, much to his chagrin, we took him to a cafe in France. He worked there for a few hours every Saturday and Sunday and got his own pocket money. ”
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In a 2016 interview with the Mirror, Elton John revealed that his children would not be given silver spoons. “Of course I want to leave my sons in a very sound financial position,” he said. “But it’s a terrible thing to give children a silver spoon. It ruins their lives. Listen, the boys have the most incredible lives, they’re just normal kids. Not, and I’m not pretending they’re normal kids. But you have to have some semblance of normalcy, respect for money, respect for work. respect.”
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About the episode the story, former co-host Marie Osmond said she didn’t leave a dime for her eight children. “Giving children large sums of money does them a great disservice, because it deprives them of the single most important gift they can be given: the ability to work. At home, we want our kids to be proud of what they’ve made because they don’t know what to do.”
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Last year, Shaquille O’Neal told Insider that he was raising his six children with a philosophy of “respectable nepotism.” He said if his children want money, he expects them to do “due diligence” and create a “business plan.” He continued, “Since you want me to be your bank, I’m going to do exactly what the bank is going to do for you.”
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In a 2017 interview with Good Housekeeping, Julia Roberts said, “I think some people confuse unconditional love with pampering. None of my children have ever had a problem with that distinction. I don’t think there is,” he said.
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Last year, Mick Jagger told WSJ Magazine that the Rolling Stones had no intention of selling their music catalogue, even if it meant $500 million to their children. “We don’t need $500 million to make sure our kids are well off. Come on,” he said.
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Mila Kunis and Astron Kutcher don’t buy their kids Christmas presents. In 2017, she told Entertainment Tonight, “So far, our tradition has been to not give presents to the kids…Wyatt was 2 years old when we celebrated Christmas last year, but… It was too much. We didn’t give her anything – that’s all.” The grandparents don’t even know what they expect anymore. ”
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About the episode Marie Forleo Podcast, Daymond John pointed out that children who don’t work for inheritance can waste money. “Look at the trust fund kids. Where are the Fords, the Carnegies, the Mellons? What happens is the first generation succeeds, the second generation enjoys it, and the third generation… He also shared the importance of teaching children a work ethic, saying, “If you want a car, work. I’ll match it.”
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in an episode of Comedian riding in a car and drinking coffee, Jerry Seinfeld told Kevin Hart how he makes sure his kids are growing up realistically. “Do you know what I’m saying? [when they ask if we’re rich]?” asked Jerry. you’re not. “
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And finally, Guy Fieri told Fox News last year that his children would have to work for their inheritance. “I told them the same thing my father told me: ‘If I die, expect to go bankrupt and you’ll pay for the funeral.'” He said to them, “You cannot have anything that I have made unless you come and take it from me.” ”
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