Courtney Love. (AP Files)

Courtney Love was left so broke after her late husband Kurt Cobain’s estate was allegedly looted, she relied on donations from strangers to pay her living costs.

The former Hole frontwoman was devastated to discover Cobain's legacy - at least $30 million in cash and a huge portfolio of property for his relatives - had been drained in a scam by employees hired to maintain the estate.

Love faced further difficulties earlier this year when she was hit with a number of lawsuits totaling more than $400,000 from credit card company American Express and her former bodyguards.

Her financial troubles became so dire, Love admits she and her daughter Frances Bean had just $14 to live on at one stage - and they had to rely on strangers to pay hotel bills while the family apartment was refurbished.

Love tells Britain's Style magazine, "When my bank account got frozen, we had $14.32 a week, so we lived off the kindness of strangers. The guy at the travel agency put his credit card down for the hotel. How insanely nice is that? And we are on the sixth floor. Not love nor money will buy you this floor."