If you were worried that little Alana Thompson, aka Honey Boo Boo, the 7-year-old star of the TLC reality show Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, might not have the best financial advice since her show took off, you haven't heard of Southern-style common sense.
Clan matriarch June Shannon, mother of HBB and her three older sisters and grandmother of baby Kaitlyn, says she's not taking the money and splurging (as has certainly happened over the years in other child-star families).
Instead, she says, the money (possibly as much as $20,000 an episode for the entire family) goes directly into trust fund accounts for the children, to which they will have access when they turn 21.
Most of the family bills are covered by husband Mike "Sugarbear" Thompson's job as a contractor.
"I want my kids to look back and say, 'Mama played it smart. Not like those other reality TV people,' " she told TMZ.
The only exceptions are for medical emergencies and school. So far, the only big-ticket item the family has bought is a 2005 SUV. No Range Rover or Mercedes for them.
"I'll drive one if someone else pays for it," she said. "Never gonna live above my means.
Two of the fucking worst subsets of people in the world are trust fund babies and reality TV stars. When you combine these two traits you come out with an even douchier subset of people like Honey Boo Boo and Kim K. Speaking from my past as a Financial Adviser Id have to say this is a horrible financial move for Honey Boo Boo. She isn't going to connect with her audience when shes rolling in the dough at age 21. She'll turn all normal with a toothbrush and standards and whatnot. If she wants to stay with her core audience and continue to thrive in her older years I think the best route would be to lose a couple teeth, smoke a couple packs of hundos a day, and gain somewhere in the range of 200-300 lbs. That would definitely be a fit for her demographic.
PS - KFC said on his radio show he would start hookin up with the Honey Boo Boo Mom just to reap the rewards of her fame. Do you KFC, do you
KFC chin for days
Double PS - KFC, HBB Mom and Kim K could start a double chin self help group for sure
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