Angel Reese鈥檚 viral rant on high cost of living with $8K rent
(BVM) 鈥� Chicago Sky star Angel Reese is going viral after revealing that her $74,000 WNBA salary isn鈥檛 enough to cover her bills, including her $8,000 monthly rent and other essentials like food.聽
Reese talked about the high cost of living in a , shown below.聽
Angel Reese says the WNBA doesn鈥檛 pay for any of her bills 馃槼
鈥淭he WNBA don鈥檛 pay my bills at all,鈥� 鈥淚 don鈥檛 even think that pays one of my bills. Literally. I鈥檓 trying to think about my rent where I stay at 鈥� I鈥檓 living beyond my means. My rent is鈥� $8,000.鈥澛犅�
Although Reese makes $74,000 a year (WNBA salary), equating to around $6,166 a month 鈥� her rent is a staggering $8,000 monthly, totaling $96,000 annually.
Reese鈥檚 comment, 鈥淚鈥檓 living beyond my means,鈥� led fans online to believe she can鈥檛 afford rent. However, Reese clarified her statement through a retweet on X:
鈥淎ngel on the cover of the Wall Street Journal and y鈥檃ll think she can鈥檛 afford rent lol,鈥�
In the Instagram Live, Reese further highlighted the high cost of living:聽
鈥淭hat WNBA check don鈥檛 pay a thing,鈥� 鈥淒id that even pay my car note? I wouldn鈥檛 even be able to eat a sandwich if I wanted to. I wouldn鈥檛 even be able to eat. I wouldn鈥檛 be able to live.鈥澛犅�
Reese鈥檚 comments felt somewhat out of touch, as many Americans have no choice but to afford housing and food on a $74,000 salary or less. But, Reese did acknowledge that she is fortunate to have additional income streams.聽
Those additional streams of income include her countless endorsements and collaborations. It鈥檚 resulted in a , according to Celebrity Net Worth.聽
Reese has previously said that some of her top expenses are self-care, charity and travel. The 鈥淏ayou Barbie鈥� claims that her No. 1 expense is fashion, but she also makes sure to set aside money for savings.聽
that鈥檚 something I have to stop doing,鈥� she stated in a TikTok video鈥� 鈥淓very check I get goes into my savings; trust me, I have a lot of savings.鈥澛�
