12 Hollywood stars who live their life on a tight budget including Jennifer Lawrence

For most people, having their financial details leaked to the public would be their worst nightmare, but for Zooey Deschanel, it proved that she was pretty clued up when it came to finances (my own expenses would be shocking). 

When Zooey Deschanel divorced her husband of two years, Ben Gibbard, her financial court documents obtained by TMZ revealed that the New Girl actress was earning quite a lot. 

According to Business Insider, the 2012 filings showed that Zooey reportedly made $95,000 a month for her role in the Fox sitcom. At the time, she held $1,578,000 in her bank account, $1,645,000 in stocks, and $693,300 in property, bringing her total net worth to $3,916,300. 

The documents also broke down her monthly expenses, which totaled $22,500. Notably, she even donated $1,500 each month to charity proving not all her money went on fancy vintage dresses.

Demonstrating her financial responsibility further, her three credit cards – American Express, Visa, and Mastercard – all carried a zero balance.

Sarah was born into a family with eight siblings, so it comes as no surprise that she grew up to be a hardcore saver. "I remember my childhood as Dickensian," she told People. "I remember being poor. There was no great way to hide it."

"We didn't have electricity sometimes," she added. "We didn't have Christmases sometimes, or we didn't have birthdays sometimes, or the bill collectors came, or the phone company would call and say, 'We're shutting your phones off.'"

As a result, Sarah has tried to teach her three kids, James, Tabitha and Marion, all about the importance of saving money and working hard. "I will only buy secondhand clothes for my son, James Wilkie," the Sex and the City star, who boasts a net worth of £148 million, told The Edit.

"The one area I've had a hard time with is pants, but I buy used T-shirts and sweaters for him. Track pants are hard – boys rip them; I don't know how to get around that."

Kristen Bell may have earned some good money from voicing one of the biggest Disney princesses ever in Frozen, but she still loves saving cash when she can — especially when shopping for home goods. Appearing on Conan in 2012, the Nobody Wants This actress revealed her absolute favorite coupon to use.

"The best coupon you can get, possibly in the world, is the Bed Bath & Beyond coupon," Kristen smiled. "You know it's the best one! 'Cause they've got 20% off, and if you go and buy, like, a duvet or an air conditioner or whatever, you could be saving upwards of $80!" Clearly, it doesn't matter how wealthy you are, every penny saved can still count towards something else. 

Charlie was famously frugal; even Marlon Brando called him "an egotistical tyrant and a penny-pincher", while Orson Welles named him the "cheapest man who ever lived".

"Even after he had millions in the bank, Chaplin never seemed to have any money on him, and when dining out with friends, he always allowed someone else to pick up the tab," said biographer Kenneth S. Lynn. The actor had around £74 million to his name when he died, which is the equivalent of £296 million in today’s economy.

Charlie's upbringing in the depths of poverty likely led to his penny-pinching ways, as he was sent to the workhouse at just seven years old and lived between homes for destitute children until he could earn his own money on the stage and screen.  

Despite having an estimated net worth of £44 million at the time of his death in 1986, Cary was reportedly incredibly strict about his finances, even going so far as to mark the milk bottles in his fridge to keep servants from taking any. The actor was also rumoured to have billed his houseguests for expenses during their stay, charged for autographs and saved every button from his worn-out shirts.

Cary refuted this pervasive rumour in a 1977 interview with The Australian Women's Weekly, saying: "You could start by looking at my charity donations."

"Now, perhaps I've offended some people I wouldn't loan money to; they tend to be voluble. It's true I don't lead the life of a Frank Sinatra," he continued. "But someone should ask the doormen and waiters I deal with. I pay my bills immediately, and a lot of big spenders don't. The fact that I have been reported to have so much money doesn't help either."

Cary's childhood was likely the cause for his penny-pinching, as he had grown up in poverty in Bristol, England, and climbed his way out through sheer will and undeniable talent.

The Buffy star may be a Hollywood icon and household name with a combined fortune of £22 million with her husband, Freddie Prinze Jr., but that doesn't mean she's given up on bargain hunting. "I cut coupons to this day," she told CNBC.

"I’ll never forget, one time I was at Bloomingdale's and they had these coupons – Bloomingdale's has really good coupons – and I was taking them all out, I was doing holiday shopping. And someone behind me turned around and said, 'I can't believe how long you're taking. Why are you using coupons?'"

"I remember looking at her like, why should I pay more?" she continued. "Like, if there's a coupon there, I'm going to use it. Just because you're successful doesn't mean that you should be errant in your spending. I've never believed that."

Like many others on this list, Sarah's spending habits likely stem from her upbringing, which was "just above the poverty line", as she told The Guardian.

Mila Kunis is famously a cheapskate and even bought her wedding ring off Etsy after Ashton Kutcher popped the question with a Tiffany piece.

"If you're an immigrant, you have a very different mentality," she said on the Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend podcast. "Because I am an immigrant, I think that creates a different perspective on what the value of a dollar is and what hard work is."

She added that her parents escaped communist Ukraine with just £185 in their pockets, so she was always taught to save, which helped her gain her incredible £55 million net worth.

Tyra bought her first home at 20 years old, but that's never stopped her from saving hard.

"While a lot of models were partying it up and going shopping and buying a closet of designer clothes or staying at the top hotels during fashion week, I was at the DoubleTree or Embassy Suites, saving my money, and bought a house at 20 years old," she told Money.com. "[My mum] explained to me [that] investing is super important."

She lived with her mother and brother in a one-bedroom apartment for several years after her parents divorced, sparking her desire to save every penny. "I was always more interested in experiences over things," she explained.

"Things didn't make me happy. I saved, saved, saved. But I saved to a fault. About 15 years ago, my accountants pulled me aside, and they were like, 'Tyra. You're not spending money. Nothing. You're just giving it away to the government. You need to spend some damn money!'” The star currently boasts a net worth of around £66 million.

The Hunger Games actress knows the value of a dollar and works for every cent of her $£118 million fortune.

"I lived in a rat-infested apartment when I was 14 years old. It's easy to look on the outside and see that my career grew very fast, but I got told 'no' many times, and I put my blood, sweat and tears into my career," she told News.com.au.

"No. I work too hard for my money. I get pissed if I waste two dollars," Jennifer added. "That makes me upset." The Oscar winner shared with Fabulous magazine in 2013 that she still hadn't adjusted to being a multimillionaire.

"That’s why mini-bars are difficult, because it's like yes, I can afford a [£4] Snickers bar, but there's just something wrong with that!" she said. "I still drive my same car I've been driving for a long time, and I haven't bought a house yet."

The Foo Fighters rocker learned from an early age that worrying about money can be detrimental, after his mother had a stroke when he was a boy.

"I remember coming back to the house that night, alone with my sister and looking at the piece of paper [my mother] was writing to the IRS on as she started to have her stroke," he told The Guardian in 2014.

"And it left this indelible mark on me that was 'Money will kill you,' that people spend their lives dying inside because of money."

As a result, Dave has never sought to live a flashy lifestyle, as he told The Red Bulletin. "I drive a family car – not a monster SUV, but a family car that fits five people. I've got a house that is just big enough, too." A car, a house and a £244 million fortune to boot!

Warren has consistently ranked in the list of the top 10 richest people in the world for decades, and may have been richer than Elon Musk by now if he hadn't insisted on giving away huge swaths of his wealth to charity.

Aside from his philanthropic efforts, Warren is also incredibly money-savvy and still lives in the home he bought in 1958 for £23,300. "I wouldn’t trade it for anything," he told CNBC of the humble abode.

He also drives his cars until they can't run anymore, and prefers a McDonald's burger over a spot of caviar any day.

"One thing that was surprising to learn about Warren is that he has basically stuck to eating what he liked when he was six years old," Bill Gates once shared in his blog. "He did move past baby food, of course, but he mostly eats hamburgers, ice cream and Coke."

For the billionaire, whose net worth sits around £103.5 billion, his life mantra is simple: "You can’t buy health, and you can’t buy love."

"I'm a member of every golf club that I want to be a member of…I'd rather play golf here with people I like than at the fanciest golf course in the world…I'm not interested in cars, and my goal is not to make people envious," he added during a 2009 Q&A session.

The 'Bad Romance' singer is not ashamed to cut coupons despite a £222 million net worth, just like her fellow A-lister, Sarah Michelle Gellar. "Why do people look at me like I'm crazy when I use coupons at grocery or try bargaining at retail?" she hilariously tweeted in 2012. "I'M FROM NEW YORK. WHERE IS THE SALE RACK?"