Heather Dubrow

Oh, yeah, for sure. There was a running joke between me and my dad where he was explaining to me the concept of income and outgo. Listen, sister, it doesn't grow on trees. You know, I grew up in an upper middle class family. I had jobs to learn how to take care of myself, not because I needed the money. So that was very lucky for me. I'm very grateful for it.

Oh, yeah, for sure. There was a running joke between me and my dad where he was explaining to me the concept of income and outgo. Listen, sister, it doesn't grow on trees. You know, I grew up in an upper middle class family. I had jobs to learn how to take care of myself, not because I needed the money. So that was very lucky for me. I'm very grateful for it.

Oh, yeah, for sure. There was a running joke between me and my dad where he was explaining to me the concept of income and outgo. Listen, sister, it doesn't grow on trees. You know, I grew up in an upper middle class family. I had jobs to learn how to take care of myself, not because I needed the money. So that was very lucky for me. I'm very grateful for it.

I call my parents patron of the arts because I was always... performing. And so obviously was going to spend years struggling to do that as one does. But I have to say, when I first moved out to California, I graduated Syracuse University and I was doing some acting gigs and I got flown out to California and I decided to stay out here.

I call my parents patron of the arts because I was always... performing. And so obviously was going to spend years struggling to do that as one does. But I have to say, when I first moved out to California, I graduated Syracuse University and I was doing some acting gigs and I got flown out to California and I decided to stay out here.

I call my parents patron of the arts because I was always... performing. And so obviously was going to spend years struggling to do that as one does. But I have to say, when I first moved out to California, I graduated Syracuse University and I was doing some acting gigs and I got flown out to California and I decided to stay out here.

And my parents were like, OK, if you want to stay in California, that's fine. You're going to have to figure it out. And part of figuring it out, instead of being a waitress, I was a singer. So I sang at Disneyland and I ended up putting together this big band that we performed. And that was like my waitress job for four years.

And my parents were like, OK, if you want to stay in California, that's fine. You're going to have to figure it out. And part of figuring it out, instead of being a waitress, I was a singer. So I sang at Disneyland and I ended up putting together this big band that we performed. And that was like my waitress job for four years.

And my parents were like, OK, if you want to stay in California, that's fine. You're going to have to figure it out. And part of figuring it out, instead of being a waitress, I was a singer. So I sang at Disneyland and I ended up putting together this big band that we performed. And that was like my waitress job for four years.

However, during that period of time, I did what a lot of people in their 20s do, which is rely on my credit cards and rack up quite a bit of credit card debt in my early 20s. Do you remember how much? Oh, yeah. It was $60,000. Damn, girl. Yeah. And that was over the course. Cause you know, like some months the band did better than others. Sometimes I spent more than others.

However, during that period of time, I did what a lot of people in their 20s do, which is rely on my credit cards and rack up quite a bit of credit card debt in my early 20s. Do you remember how much? Oh, yeah. It was $60,000. Damn, girl. Yeah. And that was over the course. Cause you know, like some months the band did better than others. Sometimes I spent more than others.

However, during that period of time, I did what a lot of people in their 20s do, which is rely on my credit cards and rack up quite a bit of credit card debt in my early 20s. Do you remember how much? Oh, yeah. It was $60,000. Damn, girl. Yeah. And that was over the course. Cause you know, like some months the band did better than others. Sometimes I spent more than others.

And I think also that magical thinking, like it'll all be fine and whatever. But luckily I started working as an actress and my first very big series, regular job, the first check I got, I completely paid off the debt. And I said, I will never, ever have debt again. Except for debt that is acceptable. Good debt. Good debt, yeah. Business debt, that type of thing.

And I think also that magical thinking, like it'll all be fine and whatever. But luckily I started working as an actress and my first very big series, regular job, the first check I got, I completely paid off the debt. And I said, I will never, ever have debt again. Except for debt that is acceptable. Good debt. Good debt, yeah. Business debt, that type of thing.

And I think also that magical thinking, like it'll all be fine and whatever. But luckily I started working as an actress and my first very big series, regular job, the first check I got, I completely paid off the debt. And I said, I will never, ever have debt again. Except for debt that is acceptable. Good debt. Good debt, yeah. Business debt, that type of thing.

It probably took me three, four years to get into it. And Hollywood is one of those places where if you strike lightning, you can make a lot of money really quickly. The trick is to know what you're doing with that money because those jobs are also fleeting. So you have to be careful. I remember on the show that I'm talking about,

It probably took me three, four years to get into it. And Hollywood is one of those places where if you strike lightning, you can make a lot of money really quickly. The trick is to know what you're doing with that money because those jobs are also fleeting. So you have to be careful. I remember on the show that I'm talking about,

It probably took me three, four years to get into it. And Hollywood is one of those places where if you strike lightning, you can make a lot of money really quickly. The trick is to know what you're doing with that money because those jobs are also fleeting. So you have to be careful. I remember on the show that I'm talking about,

that there was other people on the show who were buying Porsches and big screen TVs, which were a lot of money at that time, and all these different things. And all I cared about was paying off my debt and making sure that I was living hand to mouth. I opened a Schwab account. I wanted to, before boss bitch was a term, I wanted to be that. I wanted to be financially smart.

that there was other people on the show who were buying Porsches and big screen TVs, which were a lot of money at that time, and all these different things. And all I cared about was paying off my debt and making sure that I was living hand to mouth. I opened a Schwab account. I wanted to, before boss bitch was a term, I wanted to be that. I wanted to be financially smart.