Karl Lagerfeld’s Cat Earns More Than You, and a New Tool Shows You How Much!
Choupette
Karl Lagerfeld’s cat, Choupette, earns the equivalent of 692 Chanel 2.55 handbags a year…without lifting a paw; an amazing gig at, on average, $4,900 per bag.
Internet meme, Grumpy Cat, could purchase 15,966 pairs of Louboutin Cataclou 60 espadrilles with his approximate daily salary of $34,776.26. I’m going to sit down now because…
Keyboard Cat, before his death in March of this year, is reputed to have a net worth of $100m.
And Jiff the Pomeranian earns $5,950,000 a year.
You could do that, too, if you were a famous, furry internet star with a business savvy mom or dad.
Grumpy Cat
A new tool created by UK pet food brand Webbox, Pets of the Net allows you to find out how your salary compares with that of an internet-famous pet, and how your purchasing power compares with theirs.
Jiff the Pomeranian
Just in time for the September 6th kick off of New York Fashion Week, where all things extravagant are celebrated, well-known stylish canines and kitties are bringing home the bacon, and we’re about to see just how much, and how it stacks up against our own salaries.
These Insta-famous pet salaries are obviously considerably higher than the US average household income of $59,039 per year (based on the US Census Bureau), which it would take Grumpy Cat just 75 hours and 34 minutes to earn.
Can you relate to this photo?
Fashion aficionados, read it and weep:
In one year, Spotify-verified Doug the Pug could purchase a staggering 239 Burberry Kensington Heritage Trench Coats, with his approximate $476,000 annual earning. To make the annual average wage of us mere mortals would take Doug only 2009 hours, 53 minutes and 58 seconds to make. Instead of trench coats (although I’m sure he does own a few), Doug likes to spend his fortune on beer, junk food and his cute costumes, like Harry Potter, Frozen‘s Elsa and yes, a taco.
Loving Manolo Blahnik’s iconic, dark-blue tweed Hangisi flats? These timeless classics come with a hefty price tag of $985. Gigoo the Chicken can afford over 15,000 pairs.
Gigoo the Chicken
See how your salary compares with these fashion-forward furries, if you dare. https://www.webbox.co.uk/pets-of-the-net/salary-calculator/
Data sources supplied by Webbox, from: the US Census, Time, Vogue, Chanel, Burberry, Manolo and Net-a-Porter. Where salary data was unavailable, a leading social media expert estimated figures based on modern industry averages.
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