Chris Pratt.Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty ImagesChris Pratt has spoken about the importance of learning financial literacy.The actor said it took him "about two months" to blow through his first big paycheck of $75,000.He said it took him much longer to realize the value of saving for his future.Chris Pratt said he blew threw his first big Hollywood paycheck in "about two months."Appearing on SiriusXM's "Sway in the Morning," the actor recalled the moment when he felt like he had "made it" in the industry after he was paid $75,000 for a role."I was under the impression that I would never run out of money," Pratt said."That first paycheck I got, I was like, 'Are you serious?'" he continued, adding that he "had lived on very little money for a long time" and supplemented his acting career by working as a waiter."I got paid $75,000, and I was like, 'I'm never gonna wait again.
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