Atlanta, GA 12/2/2010 2:05:23 AM
Hilary Swank uses money off vouchers when she goes shopping.
Although the Oscar-winning actress is financially secure
and lives in a Los Angles mansion, she doesn't see why she should have
to pay full price for something if she doesn't have to, as she has
always been taught the value of money.
The 36-year-old beauty - who grew up on a trailer park - said: "I would
use a coupon - just because I have some money now, I wouldn't? That
doesn't make sense to me. I see it as a dollar in my pocket. People
around me laugh, because I have a deep understanding of what a dollar
gets you and how far to make that dollar go.
"No wonder my closet is a hodgepodge. I have everything from Louboutins
to Gap. You don't have to have a brand name to be stylish. You can mix
it together and it works."
As well as still using vouchers to go shopping, the 'Conviction' star
also revealed how her upbringing has made her appreciate the good
things and not let the bad times bring her down.
She told InStyle magazine: "You hear people say, 'Oh, I didn't get that
bonus,' or, 'I got fired.' And look, I've experienced not getting that
bonus and I've gotten fired. I feel it and say, 'That sucks.' I get
depressed. I cry. I have feelings. I don't gloss over them. But then,
after that, I pick myself up, brush myself off and say,' Why did this
happen? What am I supposed to learn?' "
