If you were going to make the trip from Alabama to Alaska, you'd been to consider two things. Firstly, you're going to have to make some serious amendments to your wardrobe. No weather you've ever experienced in Alabama could prepare you for the Alaskan chill! Secondly, you better think about ways to boost your income by almost 50%. Living in Alaska isn't always easy, and it's definitely not cheap.
The average cost of housing in Alaska is north of $15,000, with food weighing in at over $8,000 on top of that. Because of Alaska's climate and terrain, heating and fuel costs are also significantly higher than in a lot of other areas. Having said all that, could you really put a price on the scenery, with all those beautiful fjords and mountains? Alaska's natives certainly wouldn't. Some things are worth more than money.
To insure one’s house, one’s car or to underwrite a life insurance policy, that is common practice. But who would pay an insurance premium for his/her thumb, legs or smile? Stars, of course.
At the top of the ranking are the legs of Mariah Carey, worth 810 million USD: The diva became, in 2006, the Gillette brand muse for the advertising campaign «Legs of a Goddess». She then took out an insurance policy with London Lloyds to protect her legs, a decision that is far from being insignificant. Among its customers, the London insurer then included several icons of music, such as Bob Dylan or Rod Stewart.
David Beckham’s body insured for 195 million USD: European champion with Manchester United in 1999, David Beckham was in 2006 the most renowned footballer of the planet. In relation to his sporting activities, he took out an insurance cover for his legs. The huge amount paid for his insurance would reportedly exceed the 103 million USD disbursed by Real Madrid for the cover of Christiano Ronaldo in 2009. The fashion model would later extend his insurance cover to his entire body.
15 million USD in insurance for Kim Kardashian’s curves: The curves of Kim Kardashian are her number one beauty asset. The reality TV star, who is crazy about plastic surgery, has underwritten an insurance policy worth 15 million USD to protect her famous butt.
The culinary critic Egon Ronay assured his taste buds: The famous Hungarian culinary critic has insured his taste buds since 1957, for the amount of 400 000 USD. An original insurance policy which allows him to cover his sense of taste without which he will no longer be able to practice his job.