Gabrielle Union spoke about her mindset when it comes to saving money, and said she and husband Dwyane Wade split their expenses down the middle.
The 50-year-old actress chat with Bloomberg’s Idea Generation in a wide discussion about business, branding and why she feels like she’s financially conservative.
‘It’s weird to say I’m head of household, because in this household we split everything 50/50, said the Breaking In star, who wed the NBA alum in 2014.
Union, who’s also been seen in Bring It On and Bad Boys II, said that despite their success, she still remains with her eye on the bottom line, citing their responsibility to others.
‘But in the other households that each of us have to support, it puts this – there’s always this gorilla on your back – that’s like, “You better work, you better work, you better work -are you gonna sleep in? Somebody might not eat!” she said in the May 8 chat.
The latest: Gabrielle Union, 50, spoke about her mindset when it comes to saving money, and said she and husband Dwyane Wade, 41, split their expenses down the middle: ‘It’s weird to say I’m head of household, because in this household we split everything 50/50’
Union said that despite the couple’s collective success and wealth, she still remains in a mindset of anxiety and scarcity when examining the bottom line.
‘I think I just have more responsibilities for my money,’ Union said. ‘So, I get nervous: “Oh God, that movie didn’t open, what does that mean? Am I going to have enough to hold everybody up?”‘
She added, ‘And I’m trying to find peace in the journey; not using my anxiety and scarcity mindset to be my engine, which is hard.’
She said ‘it’s hard’ to let that mindset go, but she’s working on that.Â
Union, who’s been seen in Bring It On, Bad Boys II and Breaking In, said that despite her success, she remains with her eye on the bottom line, citing responsibility to othersÂ
The Breaking In actress chat with Bloomberg in a wide discussion about business, branding and why she feels like she’s financially conservativeÂ
Union said that despite the couple’s collective success and wealth, she still remains in a mindset of anxiety and scarcity when examining the bottom lineÂ
On the topic of branding, Union said that she took for granted her first big endorsement opportunity with Neutrogena, and was ultimately replaced by Kerry Washington.
She said that the humbling experience taught her about the importance of branding, and she got more strategic as a result.
‘I was like, “Oh, whoa” … what happens now, when you’ve been replaced? Do you have a brand? Am I worthless? It was kind of like fake it till you make it,’ Union said.
The actress said she kept an eye on keeping things curated to her core beliefs moving forward and keeps everything she sells as accessible: ‘Now it feels good.’
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Union and Wade – who played for the Miami Heat, Cleveland Cavaliers and Chicago Bulls during his career on the court – are parents to daughter Kaavia James, four.
Union and Wade were seen earlier this month at the Met Gala in NYCÂ
Union is stepmother to Wade’s children from previous relationships including son Zaire, 20, daughter Zaya, 15, and son Xavier Zechariah, nine. Wade is also the guardian of his nephew Dahveon Morris, 21.
Union spoke out about being a stepmother in an interview with Hello Beautiful in February.
‘So when I became a stepmom I was like, I don’t know what I’m supposed to be doing – they have a mom, she’s alive,’ she said. ‘I don’t know what I’m supposed to be doing, but like I’m here with them every day.’
She added, ‘I had to figure out how to be consistent and nurturing and compassionate and love for each of them. I knew that one size fits all was not gonna work.’
