Signs Joey Graziade may be having financial problems

Joey Graziadei got engaged to Kesley Anderson at the end of the year The Golden Bachelor season 28, but there are signs that he is having financial problems. Joey, a 28-year-old tennis pro, was introduced to 32 very eligible single women at the start of the season. This was historic, as it was the most women to participate in the long-running series during a season. After dating all 32 women, visiting several hometowns, and meeting several families, Joey finally decided to give his final rose to Kelsey, a 25-year-old junior project manager.

Because the show was filmed many months before it aired, Joey and Kelsey had to keep their relationship a secret for a long time. When Bachelor season 28 finale aired, Joey and Kelsey went public with their relationship. They have been appearing on podcasts, photographing for magazines and posting about travel adventures in social media. The happy couple walked off into the sunset hand in hand and they really look like they are deeply in love. As the post-show storm surrounding the engaged couple continues to go crazy around them, there are signs that Joey is having financial problems.

How does Joey Graziadei make a living?

He is a tennis pro

By Joey’p LinkedIn profile, he graduated in 2017 from West Chester University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor’s degree in communication and media studies. After college, bachelor the star quickly realized that the corporate world was not for him, so Joey moved to Hawaii to teach tennis. While being a tennis pro sounds glamorous, it never made anyone rich. By Salary.comThe average annual salary for a tennis professional in Hawaii is around $57,000 per year, with a top salary of $69,000.

Although this is a reasonable amount of money, Hawaii has one of the highest costs of living in the United States. Also, Joey hasn’t worked much since then Bachelor 28 finals are shown. He and Kelsey have been travel, interview and hang out with Bachelor Nation celebrities. In May 2024, Joey and Kelsey went on vacation to Kauai with a friend bachelor couples, Charity Lawson and Dotun Olubeko and Zach Shallcross and Kaity Biggar. In Joey’s new life, it would be difficult to find time to teach tennis.

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His FICO score has dropped 80 points

In June 2024, Joey appeared Trade secrets podcast where he revealed that he had missed some credit card payments while filming Bachelor 28. Joey told this to the podcast audience she had used a credit card to make a small $100 purchase online that she simply forgot worth to. “I was 730 and went into the program and had a charge on a credit card that I didn’t answer for two and a half months”, Joey said.

“I dropped 80 points.”

She went on to say that she was upset when she got home after filming Bachelor 28, noted that his credit score had dropped. “I was like, “I can’t even get into the apartment building.‘ Jesus.”

For her part, Kelsey said on the same podcast that she felt like she had played catch-up financially after returning from the gig. Kelsey recently quit her job as a project manager, she revealed, but plans to return to work eventually. For now, she relies on Joey to support her financially. “Joey is my security blanket,” he said. “Maybe the blind are leading the blind, because Joey went on to say that he now has four credit cards.”I just spend as much money as possible and that shit goes up,” he said.

Joey and Kelsey have several roommates

“New Girl Situation”

Maybe Joey’s credit score has already made it difficult to find an apartment. During the aforementioned period Trade secrets podcast, Joey and Kelsey revealed their living situation. The newly engaged couple is currently living in Kelsey’s Louisiana apartment. “I feel like I’m in a full New Girl situation” Joey explained referring to the sitcom after that Kelsey revealed that they live with her two roommates. Kelsey invited Joey to move in with her so she could get back into her life after filming was over.

“He just lived with his sister, so I was like, ‘You can move in with me.'”

Joey & Kelsey’s Whirlwind Romance

Love at first sight?

Joey and Kelsey hit it off right away, and Kelsey immediately established herself as one of the front lines of the season. From the moment she stepped out of the limo into Joey’s life on the first night Bachelor in season 28, the chemistry between the young couple was undeniable. Joey was drawn to Kelsey’s warmth and beauty, while Kelsey was instantly drawn to Joey’s boyish charm.

After a date night, Joey got a serious scare when Kelsey texted his hotel room saying they needed to talk. Joey was startled. All Season Joey’s the biggest fear was that he would meet the right woman, but she would leave him before the end of the season. Bachelor prepared for the worst, but it turns out Kelsey wasn’t trying to leave him. She only sent the message because she missed Joey and wanted to see him right away.

Joey was relieved, but the incident shocked him so much that he completely shut down. It was unclear whether he would make it in time to share his last two roses out of fear. At the end, she gave Kelsey a rose and eliminated Rachel Nance, chose her options for Kelsey and Daisy Kent. In the end, Joey gave his last rose to Kelsey. Although the couple seems very happy, they are already in therapy and have not yet decided on a wedding date.

Bachelor seasons 1-28 can be streamed on Hulu.

Sources: Joey Graziadei/LinkedIn, Salary.com, Secrets of the Trade