Keke Palmer opened up about her past money troubles at the Building Wealth Today for Tomorrow financial literacy event, recalling filing for bankruptcy at age 18.

Keke Palmer is opening up about her child star past — and her once-dire financial straits. The “ Nope ” actor became her family’s breadwinner while still a young girl. And though that Hollywood gambit ultimately paid off, Palmer recently revealed she’d declared bankruptcy at 18 years of age.

During a recent talk at the Building Wealth Today for Tomorrow Financial Empowerment Summit, Keke Palmer admitted that she prefers to live under her means after she was forced to file for bankruptcy when she was 18.

Keke Palmer recently kept it 100 about the financial lessons she learned from filing for bankruptcy at 18 years old. The Illinois native, born in Harvey but raised in Robbins, entered into the industry as an actor at the tender age of 9 years old.