Economists, including those from the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, have determined that the McCallister family from 'Home Alone' would have been in the top 1% of earners in Chicago. The Zestimate for the Home Alone house is $2.4M, and the novelization of the movie reveals that the dad is a prominent businessman while the mom is a fashion designer.
Home Alone's novelization reveals the jobs of the McCallister parents, which puts most of the questions about their income to rest. The dad is a prominent businessman while the mom is a fashion designer (which explains all the mannequins in the house). 🤔 https://t.co/4mzCQmQ5CJ https://t.co/fhg0vL09ZN
Here’s How Rich Kevin McCallister’s Family in ‘Home Alone’ Really Is https://t.co/NcU0vzuIug https://t.co/bj4MVDsOXG
Watching Home Alone and it’s still great, but, like HOW did they afford that house?
Fun Fact: The McCallisters house in Home Alone is estimated at $3.1 million. According to the Chicago Federal Reserve, Peter McCallister was in the top 1% of earners. What did Kevin's dad do for a living? I'm guessing either stock broker/hedge fund guy, a big time… https://t.co/DwVKyDNhYv
How rich was the McCallister family in ‘Home Alone’? https://t.co/tPg5kTBFIT
The McCallisters in Home Alone are quite wealthy, obviously https://t.co/T4tagQEtbu https://t.co/Smm4CFWGBP
One question begs to be asked when watching the movie 'Home Alone' as a Chicagoan. How rich were the Mccalisters to be able to afford the glorious mansion in Winnetka? https://t.co/Ve1IEPnPBD
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“Just How Rich Were the McCallisters in ‘Home Alone’?” via @nytimes https://t.co/aQtNya2EPW
Just how wealthy is the McCallister family? Economists at the Federal Reserve Bank determined the "Home Alone" house was affordable only for the top 1 percent of Chicago household incomes. https://t.co/KOcmHBXE5D
It’s a question asked every holiday season: How rich were the McCallisters in “Home Alone”? Here’s the answer: https://t.co/r0oYkMpvYT
Fans have long wondered how rich the McCallisters in Home Alone truly were, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago has given us something of an answer: they were probably in the 1%. https://t.co/gStFieCyQN https://t.co/HRHlQsd7oh
For some "Home Alone" viewers, the McCallisters’ grand home and lifestyle inspires its own tradition: wondering just how rich this family was. The New York Times turned to economists and people involved with the film to find the answer. https://t.co/fIwJaYZgKy
The McCallisters in ‘HOME ALONE’ would be part of the 1% of top earners in Chicago to have to afford their house, according to the Federal Reserve. (Source: https://t.co/LlADc7jCkE) https://t.co/IopJIpE7NS
The McCallisters Are One Percenters; Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Determines Wealth of 'Home Alone' Family https://t.co/KOcmHBXE5D
It’s long been a mystery how the McCallisters afforded their lavish lifestyle in Home Alone, and economists have now gathered to weigh in. https://t.co/oARtK1zxQO
An idyllic house in the suburbs, the whole family going on a trip to Paris for Christmas — just how rich were the McCallisters in "Home Alone"? Economists broke it down https://t.co/nBQomFvLhr
The New York Times worked with economists and found that the McAllister family from ‘Home Alone’ was in the Top 1% of the wealthy. https://t.co/9OuR84hkv0
The New York Times worked with economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago to determine just how wealthy the McCallisters from #HomeAlone were https://t.co/IqbLvc9Pdc
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Finance experts reveal how much money Kevin McCallister's parents in Home Alone would have had to earn to pay for huge mansion https://t.co/0obOEtOqtE https://t.co/qmX1diJU0F
Finance experts reveal how much money Kevin McCallister's parents in Home Alone would have had to earn to pay for their ultra-lavish lifestyle, HUGE mansion, and first-class family trips to Paris https://t.co/ZU7YIy17UD https://t.co/Eoehd3fu0U
“Home Alone” fans have long been debating just how rich the McCallister family is. We turned to economists and people involved with the film to find out. https://t.co/VzTzqgaThv https://t.co/qNOaQ4hgc1
How rich were the McCallisters in ‘Home Alone'? The New York Times turned to economists for answers. These were their conclusions. https://t.co/o7OqMbkGnP
How Wealthy Were the McCallisters in ‘Home Alone’? The Federal Reserve Says They're in the 1 Percent https://t.co/mlqpW2wKdD
Our @chicagofed team talked with the @NYTimes to answer an age-old question: how rich were the McCallisters in ‘Home Alone’? https://t.co/0KRTUVpQ39
"Just How Rich Were the McCallisters in ‘Home Alone’?" https://t.co/Lp6Ul3NdDO This makes perfect sense: https://t.co/lURUG1x0yM
The Federal Reserve crunched the numbers to try to answer the age-old questions: How rich are the McCallisters in 'Home Alone'? https://t.co/gZXdniWgPV
The Zestimate for the Home Alone house is $2.4M https://t.co/kINyD86cFG Just How Rich Were the McCallisters in ‘Home Alone’? https://t.co/kCeHlahM7S @nytimes
It’s a question asked every holiday season: How rich were the McCallisters in “Home Alone”? Here’s the answer. https://t.co/YnZPeqOvMm
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