Hilary Musser opens up about her upbringing and how she became financially independent
'My friends say I'm the same girl I was growing up'
Members Only: Palm Beach star Hilary Musser is the star of the show, and the richest. So, how exactly did she become so financially independent? Well, she has her upbringing to thank, along with how life panned out for her when she became a property developer.
Hilary exclusively told Reality Shrine about her upbringing and said: “My parents brought me up to be independent financially, to educate us. My Dad was a founder of the computer industry. My Mum, she was a teacher, but never let my Dad buy her a car.”
She revealed how, even when she was married to Pete Musser and they were “both financially on top of the world,” she was told by friends that she is the “same girl she was growing up.” Hilary said of her ability to never let money get to her head: “I pride myself on that.”
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Then, when she tied the knot with Pete, who ended up losing his job after the dot com crash, she said: “Not having money after getting married was just a way for me to pull my boot straps up. Then I got divorced, I had to buy his stocks so he had money to pay taxes.”
She added: “The truth is, it was a challenge for me. I reinvented myself.” Hilary recalls how she became $100 million on paper but claims she still had to pay $40 million of her former husband’s debt off, and as for her Mar-a-Lago membership, it came with her house.
Hilary said on Heather McDonald’s podcast: “I lived in a beautiful Mediterranean mansion right across the street from Mar-a-Lago, and the only reason, or how, I would become a member at that young age was because the houses all came with a membership, it’s just funny.”
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