--- description: Lachey has admitted in the past that the former pair not having children together was 'probably the best thing' title: Jessica Simpson Says Her Marriage to Nick Lachey Was the 'Biggest Money Mistake' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0dc7dece7b599d1e/69886333e20a87279ea8d2de/jessica-simpson-nick-lachey.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Jessica Simpson Says Her First Marriage to Nick Lachey Was the 'Biggest Money Mistake' by [Mariah Haas / People](/author/people/) ## Mariah Haas / People Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 11, 2015 1:43 PM CUT  Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey at MTV Bash - Backstage and Audience in Hollywood on June 28, 2003. Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey at MTV Bash - Backstage and Audience in Hollywood on June 28, 2003.Jeff Kravitz—FilmMagic/Getty Images by [Mariah Haas / People](/author/people/) ## Mariah Haas / People Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 11, 2015 1:43 PM CUT Nearly a decade after [Jessica Simpson](http://www.people.com/people/jessica%5Fsimpson "undefined") and ex-husband [Nick Lachey](http://www.people.com/people/nick%5Flachey "undefined") [split](http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1053559,00.html "undefined"), the fashion mogul is calling their three-year marriage a financial mistake. “The biggest money mistakes? I don’t know. For some reason I thought of my first marriage,” Simpson said with a laugh when asked what were some of her biggest money mistakes – personal or business – that has helped her grow, during an appearance on [CNBC’s _Closing Bell_](http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=3000419507 "undefined") on Thursday. Host Kelly Evans replied, “That’s actually a common answer believe it or not.” Since the pair called it quits, Simpson, 35, went on to have two children –[daughter Maxwell Drew](http://celebritybabies.people.com/2015/09/09/jessica-simpson-daughter-heels-horseback-riding-tonight-show/ "undefined"), 3, and [son Ace Knute](http://celebritybabies.people.com/2015/07/01/jessica-simpson-son-ace-turns-two-birthday-photos/ "undefined"), 2 – with [husband Eric Johnson](http://www.people.com/article/jessica-simpson-married-eric-johnson-favorite-wedding-moments-photos "undefined"). Meanwhile, Lachey, 41, has two children – son [Camden John](http://celebritybabies.people.com/2014/09/17/nick-vanessa-lachey-birthday-party-son-camden/ "undefined"), 2, and [daughter Brooklyn Elisabeth](http://celebritybabies.people.com/2015/04/18/vanessa-nick-lachey-daughter-brooklyn-first-photo/ "undefined"), 8 months – with [wife Vanessa Lachey](http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20510637,00.html "undefined"). In November, [Lachey admitted](http://www.people.com/article/nick-lachey-glad-no-kids-jessica-simpson "undefined") it was “probably the best thing” that the former couple – whose lives at the time were also chronicled on their reality series _Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica_ – didn’t have kids together. “There’s just no contact. We’ve both moved on with our lives, and I think we are very happy it went the way it went. It’s not animosity, it’s not friendship – it’s just kind of nothing,” Lachey explained on [_Dirty, Sexy, Funny with Jenny McCarthy_](https://soundcloud.com/siriusxmentertainment/nick-lachey-its-good-i-didnt-have-kids-with-jessica-simpson?in=siriusxmentertainment/sets/dirty-sexy-funny "undefined") on SiriusXM. As for where Simpson sees herself in the next five to ten years? “I always say I’m ready for another billion,” Simpson – whose clothing line, the Jessica Simpson Collection, [is currently worth](http://stylenews.peoplestylewatch.com/2015/04/03/jessica-simpson-collection-makes-one-billion-dollars-annually/ "undefined") a cool $ 1 billion – shared. _This_ [_article_](http://www.people.com/article/jessica-simpson-calls-ex-husband-nick-lachey-biggest-money-mistake "undefined") _originally appeared on_ [_People.com_](http://www.people.com "undefined") ### LIFE With Brigitte Bardot: Rare and Classic Photos of the Original 'Sex Kitten'  Brigitte Bardot on set with actor Michel Roux, 1958. Loomis Dean—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Brigitte Bardot on location in Spain in 1958. Loomis Dean—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Brigitte Bardot photographed at the time she was making the film, La Femme et le Pantin, Spain, 1958. Loomis Dean—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Brigitte Bardot photographed at the time she was making the film, La Femme et le Pantin, Spain, 1958. Loomis Dean—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Brigitte Bardot on location for the film, La Femme et le Pantin, Spain, 1958. Loomis Dean—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  French actress Brigitte Bardot photographed at the time she was making the film, La Femme et le Pantin, Spain, 1958. Loomis Dean—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  French actress Brigitte Bardot photographed at the time she was making the film, La Femme et le Pantin, Spain, 1958. Loomis Dean—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Brigitte Bardot photographed at the time she was making the film, La Femme et le Pantin, Spain, 1958. Loomis Dean—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Brigitte Bardot photographed at the time she was making the film, La Femme et le Pantin, Spain, 1958. Loomis Dean—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Brigitte Bardot plays the guitar while on the set of the film, La Femme et le Pantin, Spain, 1958. Loomis Dean—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Brigitte Bardot (center) on the set of the film, La Femme et le Pantin, Spain, 1958. Loomis Dean—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Brigitte Bardot on the set of the film, La Femme et le Pantin, Spain, 1958. Loomis Dean—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Brigitte Bardot on the set of the film, La Femme et le Pantin, Spain, 1958. Loomis Dean—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Brigitte Bardot checks her hair and makeup on the set of the film, La Femme et le Pantin, Spain, 1958. Loomis Dean—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Brigitte Bardot (holding a copy of LIFE magazine) looks at a photographic slide on the set of the film, La Femme et le Pantin, Spain, 1958. Loomis Dean—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Brigitte Bardot on the set of the film, La Femme et le Pantin, Spain, 1958. Loomis Dean—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Brigitte Bardot photographed between takes on the set of the film, La Femme et le Pantin, Spain, 1958. Loomis Dean—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Brigitte Bardot with co-star Antonio Vilar on the set of the film, La Femme et le Pantin, Spain, 1958. Loomis Dean—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Caption from LIFE. Sooner or later in most of her films, Bardot is seen lounging on a bed ... Loomis Dean—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Brigitte Bardot during break on location filming of La Femme et le Pantin, Spain, 1958. 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