Super Bowl-winning quarterback gives top 3 money-saving tips

Jalen Hurts signed his first NFL contract for just over $6 million. Then he pretty much sat on it.

While most rookies rush to buy a mansion, a luxury SUV – and at least one regrettable watch – Hurts did something different: he spent barely more than $165,000. That includes giving $60,000 to charity and quietly setting aside $70,000 to help his younger sister with college if she needs it.

You read that right. The Super Bowl quarterback of the Philadelphia Eagles didn’t buy a new car. He didn’t buy a house. He didn’t even upgrade his phone plan the expensive way. Instead, Hurts took GQ behind the scenes in “My First Million” to explain how he decided to keep things simple and smart, advice that others could benefit from.

How to save money like Jalen Hurts

His top three money-saving tips sound almost suspiciously normal:

1. Don’t buy a new car

Hurts kept his college car and just paid it off. “It depreciates as soon as you get off the lot,” he said. Better to lease or buy used, he added. “A car’s for getting around. That’s it.”

2. Don’t eat out all the time

Hurts admits he’s not above grabbing “a few to-go plates” from the Eagles’ training facility. For the rest of us, he suggests cooking at home instead of racking up bills at five-star restaurants.

3. Cut the phone bill

“Instead of spending big on a phone plan, I use something like Straight Talk,” Hurts explained. “It runs on the same networks but costs a lot less.” Not exactly flashy advice – but effective.

There’s a fourth one too: “Instead of hiring a landscaping company, hire a local kid from the neighborhood. That’s what I used to do.” Hurts said that with a straight face. He’s not joking.

Hurts giving without spending big

For all the talk of savings, Hurts still found ways to give generously. During the holidays, he worked with Alex’s Lemonade Stand to support a Pennsylvania family whose child had beaten a rare form of cancer. Hurts handed over a $30,000 check to help with a down payment on a home, plus every video game console and a new TV for their son, Erick.

But when it came to his own life? Hurts got a modest apartment in Philly and stayed at his mom’s house in Houston when he visited. “I didn’t need this big place just for myself,” he said. No entourage, no excess.

In short, he did exactly what financial advisors tell new pros to do, even if many choose a different route. And Hurts even hired one early, just to be safe.

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