Millionaire Ben Affleck reveals why he refused to buy Rs 5 lakh shoes for his 13-year-old son

Ben Affleck and his son Samuel were at a sneaker convention last week when the child picked up a pair of Dior Air Jordan 1 sneakers with a Rs 5 lakh price tag.

Millionaire Hollywood actor and filmmaker recently refused to buy his 13-year-old son sneakers worth $6,000 (about Rs 5 lakh). Opening up on a red carpet interview last weekend, the 52-year-old father said that the incident served as a reminder to his three kids that his millions aren’t theirs to spend.

Affleck explained that making his kids work for their allowance helps curb some of their impulses to spend and teaches them the value of money. “That’s what happens when you tell a mother****** they have to mow a lawn,” he told Access Hollywood. “All of a sudden, they don’t want those shoes.”

The actor and his son Samuel were at a sneaker convention last week when the child picked up a pair of Dior Air Jordan 1 sneakers with a Rs 5 lakh price tag. Affleck was quick to point out that Samuel did “not need" those shoes and that he would not be paying for it.

“He’s like ‘We have the money,'” Affleck said. “I’m like ‘I have the money, you’re broke! That’s a lot of lawns you’ve gotta mow there. You just like those because they’re expensive.'"

The Air actor earned around $55 million a year until 2020, but he struggled early in his career. As a teenager, he shared a joint bank account with fellow actor Matt Damon, which the two would use to pay for auditions.

“We would work a little bit — do extra work, do a line here or there, the occasional Burger King commercial — and then take that money and put it in the account,” CNBC Make It quoted Affleck as saying.