Reese Witherspoon isn’t just an Academy Award-winning actress. To her friends, she’s known as the “treasurer” of the group—and in a recent podcast, she got candid about the way money has shaped her views on female financial wellness.
Since hitting it big in Hollywood, Witherspoon, worth an estimated $400 million, says she’s learned a lot about money. Part of those lessons came from doing things wrong and witnessing women she’s known have financial dependence in relationships.
“I do not know a woman who doesn’t have a disaster financial story in her past,” Witherspoon said on a recent episode of the Aspire with Emma Grede podcast.
“Whether it’s her, her best friend, her sister, her mom, her grandma, her auntie—she lost all her money or she got divorced and she got stuck with the bill, or you know debt, so much debt,” she continued.
The Legally Blonde star began acting at a young age, appearing in commercials at just 7 years old. Witherspoon also founded her own media company, Hello Sunshine, which she sold in 2021 for $900 million (though she still oversees operations and remains on the company’s board). Despite her many successes, the 49-year-old said she still listens to every podcast about money or personal finance, and wants to help women navigate their financial journeys.
