In a video for her YouTube channel, Christy Carlson Romano mentioned she “made and misplaced hundreds of thousands of {dollars}” as a result of, as a toddler actor, “you are not informed that the work goes to decelerate.”
Christy Carlson Romano.
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“Even Stevens” and “Kim Potential” actress Christy Carlson Romano obtained candid about her funds in an August 2021 YouTube video titled “How I Misplaced All My Cash.”
She mentioned she spent cash on “big-ticket gadgets” like Ralph Lauren garments, a Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon, and a psychic who she mentioned managed to get some huge cash from her.
“I used to be utilizing shopping for issues and cash as a weapon,” Romano mentioned. “I felt like if I might simply purchase sure issues, I might really feel higher or if I simply lived a sure life-style.”
Romano added that she had e book and document offers that garnered about $1 million one 12 months, however she spent all of it in the identical 12 months.
“My largest factor about baby actors, you are not informed that the work goes to decelerate,” Romano mentioned. “The truth is, I used to be informed the alternative, particularly by my mother, a few of my staff, even my cash supervisor on the time.”
Romano mentioned that she regretted not investing the cash she earned as a toddler star or studying how one can handle her funds.
“I’m not a millionaire in any approach, form or type. I am only a mother monetizing my channel, doing sponsored content material, having enjoyable, working after I can,” Romano mentioned.