Celebrity Shopping Sprees: Anna Nicole Smith

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everydayminimalist
– 14 May , 2010Posted in: Stop Shopping
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What a tragic life she led.

Married to billionaire J. Howard Marshall she was a former Playboy Playmate who caught his attention.

Just a mere year later in 1996, after her husband Marshall died, she filed for bankruptcy.

She had a sad lack of understanding about her financial woes, and spent like it was going out of style.

Assets noted in her file:

  • $43,343.75 Russian Lynx Coat
  • Necklace with a 500-carat sapphire
  • 6 potbellied pigs
  • $12,000 doll collection
  • $1M in jewellery

Income for 1994: $154,142 from modelling and royalties.

Income for 1995: $274,514.

Unpaid bills:

  • Numerous jurisdictions
  • Gas Bill for $265.63

Anna Nicole died in February 2007 from accidentally overdosing on at least 9 medications in a Florida hotel.

Source:

  • The Metro News (Toronto) – Thurs Jan 28 2010
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I'm a 20-something year old girl who lived out of a single suitcase in 2007, and now I'm living with less, but only with the best. You don't have to get rid of everything to become a minimalist! Minimalism can help simplify and organize your life, career, & physical surroundings. You can read more about me as a minimalist. Or come and visit my other blog Fabulously Broke in the City where I got out of $60,000 of debt in 18 months, earning $65,000 gross/year.