Celebrities Who Chose To Live In Modest Homes

With a celebrity’s paycheck, the sky’s the limit when it comes to the places these people can live in. International fame opens the door to incredible luxuries such as intricate, sprawling, and elaborate houses done by incredible architects and designers.

But not all celebrities want giant mansions. Although their homes are still nicer than most, here are some celebrities that have chosen to live in simpler homes.

Jennifer Lawrence

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Jennifer Lawrence is widely known as one of Hollywood’s most down-to-earth actresses. She has featured in some of the most successful roles and is one of the highest-paid leading actresses.

But she has chosen to spend her days in a humble home rather than a massive, Hollywood mansion. Back in 2014, the actress bought a beautiful, five-bedroom home for $8 million. This is impressive, considering she could have bought a way fancier place with her massive earnings.

Shaquille O’ Neal

It’s safe to assume that basketball legend, Shaquille O’ Neal, has tons of money. He has invested in some quality real estate, but despite this, he has decided to go simple with his home.

Sitting at $235,000, his home is quite humble for such a wealthy man. Compared to his other properties, this five-bedroom home is pretty average and cozy.

Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds

Everyone knows who Blake Lively and Rya Reynolds are. They are one of Hollywood’s most loved and celebrated couples! Not only are they absolutely gorgeous, but they also enjoy prolific acting careers and have garnered vast wealth from them.

They can definitely enjoy a far more expensive home than what they have now, but they prefer the modest country home where they live with their family.

Keira Knightley

Keira Knightly was perfectly happy in her Tribeca, New York apartment which she bought for $2.2 million.

But a few years ago, the British actress moved back to London and put the two-story, three-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bathroom apartment up for sale. The place was on the market for seven years before it found its new owner.