What Lorde should do with her millions now that she has access due to turning 18 today

I've never seen a diamond in the flesh
I cut my teeth on wedding rings in the movies
And I'm not proud of my address.....

The song lyrics above need no introduction as they're from the most popular song of the year, and Grammy winning Kiwi artist Lorde.

The Auckland star turns 18 today which means that she will now have access to her funds.  She is estimated to be worth $11 million, though by the time her staff and the record company are paid it's closer to $7 million.

As you're well aware, Hollywood is filled with glitz and glamour, however some celebs blow their money.  Business tycoon Donald Trump, Larry King, Gary Coleman, Michael Jackson, Tammy Wynette and even Kiwi actor Karl Burnett have gone bankrupt after making a sizeable amount of money when they were at the peak of their careers.

Lorde is a smart girl with smart friends including Taylor Swift who has had the most successful album of the year with 1.1 million sales for 1989 in the first week alone.  Even smart people can make financial mistakes.

Lorde should use her money wisely and invest it in a property in Auckland, one in New York (seeing as she's buddies with Taylor, but that's a story for another blog, okay it's not really - it's probably been set up by the record labels), buy a nice car (does Lorde have a license?) and open a recording studio for young performers under 25 in Auckland and keep some in savings in case her career suddenly tanks.  That's not entirely out of the question.  Music publicist Paul Ellis told the New Zealand Herald today that once in a generation a singer comes along, and he proceeded to compare Lorde to Alanis Morissette who you may recall from Ironic, You Oughta Know and Hand in My Pocket.  That album was Morissette's most successful album and to date she has not repeated the success, so hopefully Lorde is nothing like Alanis.

Only time will tell.