You probably think you have it pretty bad. The crap economy has you worrying if you're going to lose your job or your house or your car, you've switched to one-ply toilet paper, and instead of getting that latte every morning you've resorted to diving into the Starbucks dumpster and sucking on the discarded coffee grounds. But, man, that's nothing. David and Victoria Beckham can't find a buyer for one of their eight (we're estimating) lavish homes! They're even willing to knock a couple million off the asking price! That's rough. Our own personal finance guru, FemaleFirst, reports on these tough times:
It looks like the credit crunch is hitting the celebrity world as well as us mere mortals, with the Beckhams, Miley Cyrus and Joan Collins all been hit my the economic crisis.Football's golden couple, David and Victoria Beckham may make millions ever year from Brand Beckham but they are not immune to the problems in the housing market. The couple have had to slash the price of their Madrid home after the £6.5 million mansion has been on the market for 17 months and has yet to sell.
The Beckhams are not alone. Supermodel Gisele B¸ndchen has also cut the asking price of her Manhattan penthouse from $10.9m (around £5.5m) to a paltry $5.9m (around £3m).
Former Dynasty actress Joan Collins was once the highest paid actress on television. But she was spotted last week doing her weekly food shop in American discount supermarket, Target. However she did then load her carrier bags into a Rolls Royce, which we're sure fitted in with the other cars in the car park!
Disney's teenage superstar Miley Cyrus has had her credit card confiscated by her mum after overspending. Your heart bleeds doesn't it.
Man, we really feel for these people. Where is their economic bailout package? Shouldn't there be some sort of provision in the Constitution that says that middle Americans are required by law to buy the products of the rich and famous in tough economic times so that they do not have to do the unthinkable, like switch from Cristal to Veuve Clicquot? Louis Vuitton to Coach? (Yes, we know that only one of the people mentioned in American. Just roll with it, people.)
