As well as Carrie Bradshaw, Gabrielle Solis, the character Eva Longoria portrayed in ‘Desperate Housewives’, was anything but a frugal person. However, her $35-million fortune didn’t turn Eva into a financial fool. Just like Sarah Jessica Parker, the Texas-born TV star had an unglamorous childhood. Nevertheless, the Hollywood beauty has no regrets about it. She is proud to be a daughter of her father who used to take Eva and her siblings into the wilderness. Snake-fighting, deer-skinning, and other survival tips were those valuable lessons that shaped her thrifty mindset.