Jennifer Aniston Has Come A Long Way

Jennifer Aniston may be a multimillionaire actress now, but she hasn't forgotten her roots, which were far more humble.

"I made my allowance as a kid cleaning toilets. I'm actually pretty good at it," Aniston, 40, tells Parade magazine.

The actress -- who earned $25 million in 2008 -- says she "grew up with absolutely no money at all.

"I struggled for a while, but I was happy with my life whether I was making this amount of money, or that amount of money," she says. "I always enjoyed where I was working."

In addition to cleaning, she held a host of other jobs while waiting for her big break on Friends.

"I loved being a waitress. OK, I didn't like time-share selling, I hated that job. But people used to say to me, 'You need to focus on having ambition,'" she says. "And I guess sort of following that advice allowed a lot to come to me."

I'm surprised to hear this, since Jennifer's father, John Aniston, was an actor on 'Days of Our Lives' for years. Her parents were divorced, however, so that can always make things tighter financially.

Jennifer said she's still the same girl who used to clean for a living; only her "bank account changed," she jokes. It sounds like Jennifer has managed to remain grounded: good for her!

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