Ben Affleck wants his children to work minimum wage jobs

Ben Affleck can earn eight -digits wages for the films in which he plays, but he is not used to sharing this wealth with his children.

Affleck, who co -parents, three teenagers – Violet Anne, 19, Seraphina Rose, 16, and Samuel, 13, with her ex -wife, Jennifer Garner, recently became viral when he presented himself to a sneaker agreement with his son.

In a video of the event shared by the popular Instagram account, Affleck refused to buy a pair of $ 6,000 in Dior Air Jordan 1 that Samuel had the eye. “It’s a lot of lawns that you have to mow there,” joked the actor.

During Tuesday’s appearance in the NBC morning show “Jenna & Friends”, the co-host of the guest Andy Cohen told Affleck that he admired his strategy just not to do.

“He was like,” we have the money “,” said Affleck. “I said to myself:” I have the money. You are broken. “”

“Listen, you like your children,” continued Affleck. “You want to give them everything and do everything for them. But I think you do them a bad service by not logging in – you want something significant, that you want? You have to work for it.”

Affleck confirmed that her two older children had already entered the job market. Seraphina recently won a “classic adolescent” job in a store, while Violet juggles with academic school work with part -time employment and the search for a summer internship.

“My son is 13 years old. He counts with this reality right now because he is not looking at any shoes in his closet, thinking – well, he has shoes, just no, like, fantasy shoes expensive,”, explained Affleck. “I say to myself:” Well, if you want that, you can work for 1,000 hours. “Do you know what I mean?

Before becoming a star at Hollywood’s request, Affleck was raised in a workers’ family in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He spent his adolescence hearing for specials after school and acting in theater productions in high school with his longtime friend, Matt Damon.

Affleck and Damon have divided a check for $ 600,000 for the writing “Good Will Hunting”, their revolutionary film, which won the best original scenario to the 1998 Oscars. Over the years, Affleck has accumulated to win eight -digit wages with memorable roles in successful films, including his turn as Batman in several films DC comics.

In 2020, Forbes Affleck’s net value is estimated at $ 55 million.