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the Daily Mail.The nearly $250,000 a month “is less than the amount needed to maintain the children in their accustomed lifestyle,” Baumgartner, 49, wrote. “As set forth above, the amount needed to maintain the children’s current lifestyle is $332,264 per month, which is 60% of what our family spent.”Baumgartner proceeded to break down just how the couple used 68-year-old Costner’s 2022 earnings of $19,517,064.She claims the family spent $6,645,285 on expenses, not including taxes — including $1,964,294.95 on their Aspen home, $1,178,147.16 for their beach home and over $830,500 in donated gifts.

Martin Lewis has explained a key interest rule for paying your mortgage as rates continue to rise. It comes after financial comparison website, Moneyfacts.co.uk recently revealed that the typical two-year fixed mortgage hit 6% for the first time since December.

You might know her as TikTok Auntie Ann Russell, who regularly shares her invaluable cleaning tips with 1.8m followers online. Well, she’s also a money saving icon having lived her life on a tight budget for years.

costing Diddy big time. For sampling Sting’s 1983 “Every Breath You Take” track on 1997 Biggie Smalls tribute “I’ll Be Missing You,” music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs is said to be forever indebted to the rock star — to the tune of $5,000 a day. “5k a day. Love to my brother [Sting],” tweeted Diddy, 53, in part, Wednesday, seemingly confirming his eternal obligation to the Police frontman. Neither representatives for Diddy nor Sting immediately responded to The Post’s request for a comment. But in his Twitter admission, Diddy, a native New Yorker, reposted a clip that featured Sting, 71, discussing the perpetual payment during a 2018 appearance on Power 105.1 FM’s “The Breakfast Club.”The tweet, which amassed more than 7.6 million views, came as a correction to Sting telling the morning show host Charlamagne Tha God that Diddy had to pay him $2,000 a day for co-opting his Grammy-winning hit.

Forbes‘ list of the world’s richest billionaires.Singer Rihanna and reality star Kim Kardashian have risen along with Jay-Z to top billionaire status on the list that was released April 4.However, the “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” personality’s ex-husband Kanye West fell off the tally after his brand partnership with Adidas ended earlier this year.Rihanna, creator of Fenty Beauty, 35, took the spot at number 2,002 and is worth $1.4 billion.Roc-A-Fella Records CEO Jay-Z, 53, placed at 1,217 and is valued at $2.5 billion.Kim Kardashian, the Skims founder, 42, was put at the numeral 2,259 and her wealth is priced at $1.2 billion.Among the other top earners on the list are Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg and Michael Jordan.Tesla founder Elon Musk was dethroned as the world’s richest person alive, with LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault beating him to the list’s apex.The South Africa-born business magnate, 51, raked in $180 billion while the fashion retailer, 74, brought in $211 billion.LVMH is the parent company of over 70 luxury style labels such as Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior, Givenchy, Tiffany’s, Sephora and even Fenty Beauty.The organization added about $53 billion to its net worth over the year which is the highest jump of any billionaire, Forbes reported.Amazon mastermind Jeff Bezos was third on the catalog, cashing in at $114 billion.Kardashian’s sister Kyle Jenner was also knocked off of the lineup, having last been on it in 2019 when she was given the title of the youngest self-made billionaire in the world.As for West, 45, the “Jesus Walks” rapper was the highest-paid hip-hop musician of 2021 alongside Jay-Z.His Yeezy fashion line once added to his billionaire status alongside his music, however, when he made

infamously announced that stepping down from “The Firm” would “provide our family with the space to focus on the next chapter, including the launch of our new charitable entity.”However, recently released tax documents for their Archewell Foundation report that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex hit the charitable grind just one documented hour a week in 2021.The nonprofit’s public IRS 990 filing, posted to Archewell’s official website, also revealed that the Beverly Hills-based organization raised just over $13 million from donors — with $10 million coming from one exceedingly generous private benefactor.Reps for the Archewell Foundation declined to comment — but an insider told The Post that reports of H&M “hardly working,” paired with “standard” tax docs, fail to paint a factual “full picture” of the work being accomplished by the duo’s charity.Archewell reported dispersing more than $3 million in grants to various refugee resettlement charities and and initiatives distributing millions of COVID-19 vaccines.Around $4,500 in public donations and an estimated $1,190 was also was accrued from “investment income,” the docs stated, while the foundation paid out $163,085 in salaries.The former “Suits” actress, 41, and Harry, 38, don’t take a paycheck from the nonprofit Archewell Foundation — but their CEO James Holt received a yearly salary of $59,846 and $3,832 in other benefits.

The Bill Simons Podcast” that starting in the 1980s, they had one bank account between the two of them to help pay for auditions and jumpstart their acting careers.“It was unusual, but we needed the money for auditions,” Damon admitted, saying it’s “a weird thing in retrospect.”“We were going to help each other and be there for each other,” Affleck added. “It was like, ‘You’re not going to be alone. I’m not going to be alone.

Bruce Springsteen, who built his music career on his working-class image, are dismayed by the sky-high ticket prices for his upcoming tour with the E Street Band – the first in six years.The tour kicks off Thursday in Buffalo, and seats are going for as much as $5,000 apiece. The four-digit ticket prices are a result of Ticketmaster’s system of “dynamic pricing,”  in which an algorithm fluctuates prices in real time based on supply and demand.

Sunday’s Academy Awards ceremony when a teaser clip of the live-action version of “The Little Mermaid” aired during the telecast.The two-minute-long trailer debuted when the film’s stars Melissa McCarthy and Halle Bailey presented it onstage at the Dolby Theatre.Disney is said to have forked over $10 million to unveil the ad during the ABC broadcast, according to IndieWire — much higher than the cost of a 30-second spot which runs “between $1.6 million and $2.1 million.”ABC is a flagship property of Disney, but the House of Mouse actually paid the network $10 million to show the “Little Mermaid” ad spot during the Oscars. “Actual money actually changed hands,” the outlet reported, with a source saying the media companies are generally treated like “church and state.”According to Variety, Disney sold all of its ad spots — typically 60 to 70 commercial slots — for between $1.6 million and $2.1 million.“The Little Mermaid” used five 30-second spots for the trailer which is why it cost about three times as much for the Oscars sneak peek, an insider told IndieWire.Pfizer, Sony, Starbucks, Rolex and Verizon are among the brands which bought commercial time during the 2023 Academy Awards.Elsewhere in the show, Morgan Freeman and Margot Robbie also presented a 90-second Warner Bros.

a report by WalletHub.It’s apparently a boon for the local economy, too: Los Angeles reportedly sees a more than $163 million boost from the ceremony.For an A-list actress, that means they could drop about $10 million on a show-stopping look for the red carpet. Even first-time attendees have to open their wallets wide, with an outfit potentially ringing up $266,000.Cate Blanchett, who is nominated this year for Best Lead Actress for “Tár,” set the record for the most expensive look ever at the Oscars in 2014 — where her ensemble cost a whopping $18.1 million.Lady Gaga’s Tiffany pendant that she rocked at the 2019 ceremony was valued at $30 million.By the way, according to WalletHub, a win in the Best Actor or Actress category can mean a 20% boost in pay for the victor’s next film.

It pays to be famous. Forbes has just dropped their list of the top 10 highest-paid entertainers in the world in 2022.Music icon Taylor Swift is the only woman on the list and she joins fellow musicians Bad Bunny, Sting, The Rolling Stones and Genesis.The group of high-earners also includes a number of filmmakers and TV creators, like the dynamic duos behind “The Simpsons” and “South Park.”The top earners in 2022 collected about $1.35 billion — just half as much as last year’s list which boasted entertainers such as Kanye “Ye” West, Jay-Z, and Bruce Springsteen.

Martin Lewis has been a cost of living crisis expert for those who have been left confused about changes in bills.The money saving expert, 50, was back on TV on Tuesday in the next series of his Money Show Live on ITV and dedicated the first part of the show to answering questions about energy bills. During the show Martin explained three reasons why energy bills could be wrong, and what to do about them. One viewer emailed in to query why her energy bill had risen from £49 to £123 as she wrote: “I have just received my new monthly direct debit from my energy provider and it has gone from £49 to £123 from September and then £181 per month from October 28.

MoneySavingExpert founder Martin Lewis has been a fount of knowledge for consumers as the cost of living crisis becomes a very real thing with winter setting in. As the National Grid warned of up to three-hour planned blackouts during the coming months due to gas shortages this winter, Martin, 50, was quick to react to help consumers. Posing the question "when's best to use high energy appliances such as tumble dryers?", the finance guru took to Twitter to share his advice.

An ex-Sephora employee has taken to TikTok to reveal store secrets, including how to get your hands on totally free samples.The influencer named Serena, who goes by @sereenaoc online has shared her insider knowledge about the beauty megastore.The viral video, which has amassed more than 280k likes, has exposed that it’s possible to get a free sample of nearly anything you want, within reason. Serena explains that shoppers can get as many samples as they want, as long as Sephora employees can fit it inside the small sample jar. She also highlighted that this hack is possible, but warned to not abuse the privilege.The former worker added that the jars are especially useful for powder, cream, or liquid products - these can usually last up to a couple of months.

Stacey Solomon has expressed her concerns about her energy bills amid the country’s cost-of-living crisis. At the beginning of the year, it was revealed that the cost of living was rising at the fastest pace in 30 years leaving hundreds of people questioning if they could afford their bills.

The government has outlined its mini-budget and, despite what its name suggests, the announcement was far from small and featured lots of changes that will affect people up and down the country. In particular, one big shake-up is coming to those on Universal Credit, with Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng revealing that more than 100,000 people on benefits are likely to be affected by the change.

A TikTok user has revealed that shopping for groceries at Marks and Spencer could work out cheaper than shopping at budget stores such as Asda and Aldi. Rebecca Hall, who goes by the username life_with_bex, headed to M&S to check out prices of standard food items such as bread and beans, after she'd seen many people saying that the retailer is not actually as expensive as many have been led to believe.

Millions of households across the UK are set to receive a £150 cost of living payment today. The one-off payment will be paid directly to those living with disabilities in order to help them with rising bills.

The cost-of-living crisis is becoming a very real worry for so many as the winter slowly creeps in. One of the biggest worries for many is the massive hike in energy bills with the price cap set to increase in October. It's expected that it'll continue rising next year, with the average household's bills potentially reaching £5,000 a year.

The UK’s cost of living crisis is getting worse with experts warning about rising bills leaving many worrying about how they will survive the next few months. As a result, more and more people are turning to any hacks they can find that help them get through the crisis without costing the earth. Recently fans of cleaning guru Mrs Hinch shared a clever hack that helps dry clothes without a tumble drier and doesn’t cost the earth.Tumble dryers can be a costly appliance to run in the winter months and the price of running one will depend on what type of machine you have and how long you run it for.

The UK’s cost of living crisis is getting worse with many expert warnings about rising bills leaving many worrying about how they will survive the next few months. With autumn and winter approaching many are fearful of a hike in bills and in particular energy bills as they look at how they will keep their homes warm in the colder months.There have been warnings of energy bills surpassing £5,000 next April, according to a recent shock forecast.

As energy costs continue to soar with Autumn fast approaching leading to a drop in temperatures across the country, keeping tabs on your usage is more crucial than ever. Over the last few months, Martin Lewis has warned Brits about the surge in electricity and gas prices, leading to a cost of living crisis that is only bound to get worse once winter arrives.There have been warnings of energy bills surpassing £5,000 next April, according to a recent shock forecast. With many people worried about how they are going to pay their bills it's important to try and reduce energy usage as much as possible.

A mother has gone viral on TikTok after sharing a hack on how to get food stains out of baby clothes without spending a penny. With babies and young children comes plenty of mess, and whilst some might think that garments are past their best when they're full of stains, this savvy mum is telling people how they can make kids' clothes come up as good as new.

With the cost-of-living crisis placing financial strain on UK households, many couples are looking at ways to make a savvy saving on their wedding day. Shocking figures have revealed the average cost of getting married now exceeds £31,500 - so it’s no wonder more couples are scaling back their wedding plans.

Money Saving Expert founder Martin Lewis is warning of another energy bill increase that could add extra strain on families’ budgets during the cost of living crisis. Martin shared his warning on Good Morning Britain saying: “Based on the current prediction, which is likely to be right with a very small margin of error, is this - for every £100 direct debit you currently pay, you will be paying £181 and in January £215.” Martin's warning follows prognosis from Cornwall Insight - who provides independent analysis to businesses in the energy market - that bills will rise to approximately £3,582 in October. Another rise is expected in the New Year to £4,266.

Having spent five years working alongside money saving expert Martin Lewis, former CBBC host Angellica Bell knows more than a thing or two about money-saving – and she's now shared her top tips with OK! readers. In 2017, Angellica joined Martin Lewis on his eponymous money saving show as a co-presenter and since then the pair have been providing many up and down the country with their best money saving tips and hacks.The Martin Lewis Money Show finished its 11th series earlier this year, though co-presenter Angellica believes it’s probably been relevant for many now more than ever. She told OK!: “It's been vital for people at this time, especially now as we're coming into the cost of living crisis where people are suffering with anxiety.” Throughout her time on the show, Angellica has seen Martin face many questions to do with money saving and it taught her a lot.

The Body Shop customers can enjoy a popular £32 item without paying a penny - and all you have to say is "code 22094" at the till.The high street retailer has changed the packaging on its Drops of Youth serum, so shoppers can claim the last remaining stock in its original packaging for free. Jennifer Bailey spotted the deal and shared it with members of the Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK Group.

A Primark worker has shared store secrets after a stint in the budget fashion store left her clued up on discount tips and tricks to save money. Sharing is caring after all, especially when it comes to saving money. Considerate Caitlin Sinnett took to TikTok to share what she has learnt, so fashionistas and bargain-hunters can benefit from her insider knowledge.

Millions of the most vulnerable in society will receive the first part of their £650 cost of living payment this week. As the deadline for claimants to be paid was July 31, but despite the deadline having passed, some people are yet to receive the money. The cost of living packages are part of a raft of measures unveiled by former chancellor Rishi Sunak.The targeted support was considered to help those struggling with soaring fuel, food and energy prices.

Personal Finance Expert, Dan Whittaker, has released five savings hacks to help Brits save nearly £600 this summer, which they can put towards expensive Autumn bills. As we’re still in the midst of the cost-of-living crisis, it can be important to save money where we can - particularly ahead of the colder months when energy bills naturally soar.