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4 hours ago
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- Yahoo
Influencer gets emotional admitting she has to shop at H&M amid financial struggles
Influencer B. Simone is facing mockery for getting emotional while talking about downgrading from Bloomingdale's to H&M amid a financial downturn. The 35-year-old comedian who boasts nearly six million followers on Instagram shared how her expenses have changed during an episode of her podcast, Let's Try This Again, which aired on June 17. Speaking to her best friend, Shekinah Yon, B. Simone confessed she's been having trouble managing her money. 'It's just my finances,' she said, with tears in her eyes. 'The budgeting. You see how I am. Nitpicking every little thing. I've never been like that.' She then got emotional about how her shopping habits have changed, continuing: 'We were in Bloomingdale's yesterday. I'm like, 'We have to go H&M.' And I notice it in me. Just nitpicking.'' Simone, whose real name is Braelyn Simone Greenfield, explained that she no longer has the 'liquid' assets she once did as she's investing in her app, the LTTA APP. 'I got the money. [Just] not yet, it's coming,' she explained. 'I have it in assets. I have it in jewelry. It's the liquid. I'm used to seeing a certain amount in my account.' A clip of the podcast has gone viral on X, with people criticizing B. Simone for getting upset about going to H&M. 'Tearing up about having to shop at H&M when conversing with someone who, in the same conversation, talked about getting EVICTED and being on FOOD STAMPS,' one wrote. 'Is this girl okay??' 'Most of us shop at H&M. Most of us live check to check. That's life. I can rock a Wal-Mart fit with confidence because it's in YOU not on you,' another added. 'The real root is materialism. There's the part of the heart God is trying to show you to fix. You don't need certain brands to be cool.' 'Oh my god.. get a grip.. I've been shopping at H&M for most of my life, and it's really not life or death like that,' a third added. Others mocked B. Simone's disappointment about going to the popular retailer. 'This is a damn tragedy. Ok folks, it's time we set up a GoFundMe. H&M? No way, sweetie,' one quipped. 'God forbid you have to be like a normal person,' another tweeted. B. Simone has previously opened up about the financial changes in her life. During an appearance on the Assets Over Liabilities podcast in 2023, she claimed that after being 'canceled on social media,' she went from making $1 million in one month to $10,000 the next month. The former Wild'n Out cast member drew major backlash in 2020 when she told Nick Cannon that she wouldn't date someone who had a 9-5 job. She said she wanted to date someone who 'was a hustling entrepreneur,' not a man who had to 'clock in and clock out' of his job. In June of that year, she also faced serious allegations of copying pages from bloggers for her self-help book Baby Girl: Manifest the Life You Want. She publicly apologized and halted sales, saying it was now 'a legal matter.' 'I've never written a book. I've never been an author, so as an influencer, as a creative, as an entrepreneur, me and my team outsourced. We hired a team that we trusted that we thought could bring my vision to life, and they did a lot of things without my knowledge and I am here to fix it,' she said at the time. Sales of her book were paused due to the incident. Simone also launched a vegan and cruelty-free beauty brand, B. Simone Beauty, in 2019; however, the brand appears to be on hiatus.
Los Angeles Times
8 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
B. Simone tearfully reveals the cost of building her ‘legacy': ‘I don't have the liquid'
'Wild N' Out' alumna B. Simone, a.k.a. 'Billionaire B' on Instagram, says her current finances are far from what she's used to. The comedian and social media star got candid and emotional as she revealed in a recent episode of her 'Let's Try This Again' podcast, 'I don't have the liquid.' During the episode, published last week, the 35-year-old (born Braelyn Simone Greenfield) discussed her spirituality, career moves and the cost of a new venture. 'I feel like I am attacking something that I can't see right now,' B. Simone told friend Shekinah Yon, later clarifying to Yon that her struggles may lie in the creation and cost of her own lifestyle app. She continued: 'The budgeting ... you see how I am, nitpicking every little thing. I've never been like that. We were in Bloomingdale's yesterday, I'm like, 'We have to go to H&M.'' B. Simone, also an actor, announced the launch of her LTTA app in November. The women-focused app seeks to 'cultivate a safe and empowering community that integrates faith, encouragement, and entertainment,' according to a mission statement shared on Instagram. The app offers users access to exclusive content, including a recent 'Let's Try This Again' podcast episode featuring rapper DaBaby. The cost to users? It's $9.99 a month or $71.88 a year, according to the app's website. During her conversation with Yon, B. Simone said she doesn't have the disposable income to spend and that she is 'used to having liquid.' She added: 'Because I've invested in this app, in this platform I don't have the liquid. I've got the money — but not yet. It's coming.' B. Simone, 'used to seeing a certain amount in my account,' said she has other assets and valuables. Yon chimed in noting her friend wanted to the launch the app as 'something that was legacy ... that would have longevity.' B. Simone clarified she does not want a quick return on investment as Yon likened the app to a Crock-Pot instead of a microwave — essentially meaning that success can take time. B. Simone's comments about her finances — specifically her emotions about going from Bloomingdale's to H&M — faced social media backlash over the weekend. 'Now wait a damn minute cause I like H&M,' one X (formerly Twitter) user wrote. Another X user criticized B. Simone for being 'forever out of touch.' 'It's a blessing just to be able to shop period.. do you see the price of mf eggs??' a third X user wrote. 'Girl buy what you can afford and go on.' Adding kindling to the social media firestorm, other X users resurfaced previous clips of B. Simone noting that she preferred men who were entrepreneurs over those who worked 9-to-5 jobs. Snark about B. Simone's recent comments also made it into her Instagram comments, where one user joked 'Ayy what's wrong with H&M?' 'H&M ain't cheap, ya way of thinking is,' chided another Instagram user. Elsewhere in the comments section, B. Simone received praise for 'using your platform to heal and change lives' and highlighting female friendships with her content. Amid the shade and praise, B. Simone on Monday continued to promote new content on her app and teased upcoming travel plans.
