The “Harry Potter” actress has a large fortune but spends modestly. She limits her purchases of items that are not practical or harmful to the environment.
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Emma Watson currently holds $85 million, including cash, bank deposits and various investments. Watson is now good at controlling her finances, no longer the little girl who didn’t know how much money she earned during her time playing Harry Potter.
Revealing to Vogue, Watson said that when she was 18, she and her father had a serious talk about money. She was surprised and shocked when she first learned that she was a millionaire. The actress had to take a course at Coutts Bank to understand how to manage her spending.
SCMP reported that despite being rich and famous, being a big boss of Gucci and Balenciaga, Emma Watson rarely spends money lavishly. She rarely buys luxury goods and only uses highly practical items.
The meaningful car worth 30,000 USD
The source of income that helped Emma Watson become rich is mainly from the salary of 8 Harry Potter movies. And to reward herself, the British star bought a laptop, bought a 30,000 USD car as a means of transportation and took her father on vacation.
“I love the Toyota Prius because it’s cheap and durable, even though my friends say it’s ugly. They say I drive a brick. To be fair, it’s not the prettiest car on the market, but it’s environmentally friendly. It’s reasonably priced even though it looks a bit boring, like me,” Watson told Interview.
Watson said that the first items she bought with her own salary were very meaningful, and it was even more special when she could travel with her family in that car.
Watson’s car collection has many other models. According to TheRichest, the actress does not like sports cars, her choices are the $95,000 armored Cadillac Escalade and the $43,000 Audi S3. For trips to Türkiye or Mexico, Watson uses public transportation instead of renting a private car.
Spend Seriously
Emma Watson’s large fortune has made her the target of bad guys. Therefore, since 2014, she has hired someone who used to work for the New York Police Department to manage her assets for a salary of $150,000/year.
In an interview with Vanity Fair, Watson revealed that she bought an apartment with a paparazzi-proof entrance because she had been followed and bothered by paparazzi many times in the past.
The 2016 Panama Papers leak revealed that Watson owned an offshore company called Falling Leaves in the British Virgin Islands. In a report by The Cut, the actress’s representative said: “Emma (like many other famous individuals) set up an offshore company for the sole purpose of protecting her anonymity and safety. Emma received absolutely no tax or monetary benefits from this company.”
Among her charitable spending, she has allocated millions of dollars to educational purposes, helping to improve the facilities of Brown University – the school where Watson graduated with a degree in Literature. In addition, the Harry Potter actress has donated 1.4 million dollars to support victims of sexual abuse.