My teen gets a £2K monthly allowance because she needs to Uber and get presents for pals – living our lifestyle is hard
A MUM-of-four has revealed that she gives her 15-year-old daughter a £2,000 monthly allowance.
According to Larsa Pippen, her youngest child needs the cash to get Ubers and buy presents for her friends.
The 49-year-old first gained prominence in the US through her marriage to former basketball player Scottie Pippen in 1997.
She was just 23-years-old at the time, and later solidified her presence in the public eye in 2011 by joining The Real Housewives of Miami.
The couple, who divorced in 2021, share four children: three sons Scotty Pippen Jr, 24, Preston Pippen, 22, Justin Pippen, 19, and daughter Sophia Pippen, 15.
Larsa has now revealed that she hands Sophia $2,500 (approximately £2,000) a month in pocket money.
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“LA is super expensive,” she said during a Real Housewives of Miami reunion.
“So after school, she orders food or Uber or buys presents for her friends’ birthdays.”
Larsa added that her teenage daughter also makes her own money through modelling.
Despite starting her career in Miami, Florida, Larsa moved her family to Los Angeles, California - a more expensive area that she uses to justify Sophia’s hefty pocket money sum.
The teen has collaborated with US fast fashion giant Fashion Nova on multiple occasions, typically posing in the brand’s clothes on Instagram.
However, she has been modelling professionally since she was five-years-old.
One of her first major gigs was at New York City's Kids Fashion Week in 2014, where she modelled petitePARADE’s Ruum preview.
Back in 2022, Sophia revealed her dreams of becoming a runway model, as well as launching her own clothing line.
“I want my kids to do the things that make them feel good,” Larsa told The Daily Dish about Sophia’s career goals.
“And I feel like if they’re comfortable doing whatever passion or whatever they want to pursue, I feel like I’m excited to help.”
Larsa’s fame was even further catapulted when she befriended the Kar-Jenner clan, notably becoming close with eldest sisters Kim and Kourtney Kardashian.
She made regular appearances in their now-cancelled reality series, Keeping Up With The Kardashians.
However, around 2020, reports began to emerge suggesting a rift between Larsa and the world’s most famous sisters.
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While the exact cause of the falling out wasn't explicitly stated, Larsa hinted in interviews that there were issues that led to the distancing.
She mentioned feeling disconnected from the family for reasons she couldn't fully comprehend.
