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Money is no object for Taylor Swift<\/strong><\/a>, who was crowned the world\u2019s richest female musician in 2024.<\/p>\n The billionaire, 35, is spending some of her hard-earned cash on a new addition to her $17.75 million Rhode Island mansion, complete with an extra bedroom and bathrooms, per a building permit issued by the town of Westerly, Rhode Island. The kitchen will receive a makeover, too, and the renovations look to cost about $1.7 million.<\/p>\n After raking in $2 billion in ticket sales on her Eras tour, Taylor also wanted to make sure she shared the wealth with the people who helped make it such a huge success. A crew member who worked on the U.S. leg recently revealed that she gifted him a $100,000 bonus.<\/p>\n \u201cTaylor has a huge heart,\u201d a source exclusively tells Life & Style<\/em> of the pop star, who\u2019s rumored to have handed out a total of $55 million in bonuses. \u201cShe gives credit where credit\u2019s due.\u201d<\/p>\n Taylor first purchased her Watch Hill estate in 2013 and she\u2019s held several star-studded parties at the mansion over the years, including her famous Fourth of July soir\u00e9es. The \u201cWho\u2019s Afraid of Little Old Me?\u201d singer didn\u2019t celebrate Independence Day at the home in 2024 because she was traveling the world for her Eras tour, but she and boyfriend Travis Kelce<\/strong> were spotted there the following month<\/a>.<\/p>\n Photos shared by TMZ<\/em><\/a> on August 24, 2024, showed Taylor and Travis, 35, soaking up the sun on the balcony, and the couple was joined later in the weekend by Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds. At the time, Taylor had a two-month hiatus coming up on her tour and sources told Life & Style<\/em> that she was planning on making herself at home at Travis\u2019 place<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cShe\u2019s had the time of her life performing all over the world but is looking forward to just nesting during her tour\u2019s two-month hiatus,\u201d the insider said. \u201cShe can\u2019t wait to root Travis on at Kansas City Chiefs home games and really focus on him without having one foot out the door.\u201d<\/p>\n However, it appeared that the Miss Americana<\/em> star might be ready to settle down for an extended period of time after being on the road for almost two years straight.<\/p>\n \u201cAfter 21 months on the road and a year-and-a-half with Travis, Taylor is ready for this next chapter to begin with the love of her life,\u201d an insider exclusively told Life & Style<\/em><\/a> on January 9. \u201c[She and Travis have] a lot to look forward to, and they couldn\u2019t be more excited about it.\u201d<\/p>\n It seems as though part of what the couple is looking forward to is setting up a home base where they can eventually welcome children into the picture. The New York Post<\/a><\/em> reported that the \u201cSnow on the Beach\u201d singer was also making changes to the Rhode Island estate in hopes of raising a family there with Travis<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is going to be her main home base and where she and Kelce will hopefully raise a family one day,\u201d a source told the outlet in an article published on January 15.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n