On November 20, 2018, Cardi B said she had finally reached a personal milestone she had been chasing since her breakout success with “Bodak Yellow.” In an Instagram post, the rapper told followers she had bought her mother a house after saving and working toward the purchase.
Cardi said the gift had been a dream for her and explained that she had wanted to do it the year before, but the homes she liked were beyond her budget at the time. She wrote that she had “worked and worked” and was now able to make it happen.
In the caption, Cardi thanked supporters for helping her turn “childhood dreams” into reality. She also joked that people should not ask her for money, adding that she had “big girls bills.”
The video she posted on Instagram showed her talking through the purchase and said that a year earlier she could only afford a $600,000 home. The property she ended up buying is described as a two-story house with a built-in gym and a large basement.
Cardi did not disclose the final price of the home. The report did not identify the exact location of the property.
Her post framed the purchase as the result of a rapid rise that began after “Bodak Yellow” made her a major star. The house purchase was presented as one of the clearest signs of how quickly her earnings had changed.
