I like Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade, together and separately. What can I say, they’re a hot couple! I don’t know that I would go so far as to call them couple goals, but definitely parent goals and fashion goals. But how about finance goals? Gabrielle made headlines this week after appearing on the Black Millionaires podcast and revealing that they split their household bills 50/50. Surprising?
This power couple splits their bills!
In a clip going viral online from the Black Millionaires podcast, actress Gabrielle Union said she and her husband, retired NBA star Dwyane Wade, split their finances evenly.
“In this household, we split everything fifty-fifty,” she told the show’s host.
The actress, 50, continued, “But in the other households that each of us have to support, there’s always this like, gorilla on your back, that’s like, ‘You better work, b—, you better work. Oh, you’re going to sleep in?’ You know, somebody might not eat.”
She added, “It’s hard. It’s hard to let that go. So I’m working on that.”
Union explained that she still has a “scarcity mindset” with her money from when she was trying to make it in Hollywood.
“I struggle with that, still,” she said. “I think I just have more responsibilities for my money. I get nervous like, ‘Oh God, that movie didn’t open you know what does that mean? Do I – Am I … Am I going to have enough to hold everybody up?’ ”
The former NBA star, 41, retired from the league in 2019 after earning approximately $200 million during his tenure with the Miami Heat, according to Outkick.
So, what Gabrielle is saying is they split their household expenses equally, but both of them have other households — I’m assuming family — that they are also supporting. That’s a lot of responsibility, but such is like when you’re a millionaire, I suppose. It makes sense that they would each be responsible for their own families, but I was a little surprised that they split their household bills in half. Reportedly, Gabrielle has a net worth of $40 million and Dwyane has a net worth of $170 million. I am single and only support myself and a very high maintenance cat, so maybe my opinion doesn’t matter here. But I do think if one partner earns dramatically more, they should contribute more to the household. Like they should each contribute proportionally to their income. But hey, this is clearly working for them.
Gabrielle Union says her and Dwade split their bills 50/50 and she still has anxiety about being financially secure due to all of her responsibilities which forces her to be a workaholic! “You better work b*tch, oh you want to sleep in.” pic.twitter.com/lrvhZ3Ax8Q
— Black Millionaires ® (@Blackmillions_) May 15, 2023
photos via Instagram/Gabrielle Union and credit: Jeffrey Mayer / Avalon
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