It's no secret that Hollywood celebs can generally rake it large amounts of money for the work they do.

Whether a celebrity is focused on a music career and makes money off of royalties for their songs, their concert tours, or their albums going triple platinum-or they're an actor raking in millions for movie projects and hundreds of thousands of dollars for work on a television show-they generally have the ability to make cool amounts of cash.

Some of the most endearing stories in Hollywood come from the celebrities who have tales of heart break or lives where money wasn't always available to them before they became famous. These celebrities can in turn serve as inspirations for kids in similar financial situations who hope to become famous on their own some day.

However, other celebs who are no less inspiring because of other things, like how well they hone their craft, or the messages they promote in their art, don't come from these kinds of backgrounds. In fact, plenty of celebrities have come from money that their families earned, but instead of just coasting through life on the cash they didn't earn for themselves, they went to work and started making it all on their own.

Enstars compiled a list of eight celebrities who worked hard to make their own money despite having potentially large nest eggs to fall back on.