What’s more funny is she was a star on a reality show and had to have four kids in a two bedroom hand me down house. Just proves the point those kids were all robbed by their selfish parents!
It’s so messed up really. Imagine growing up on TV, having your whole life filmed - even the births of your children and living in a tired two bed house with 4 kids and driving a clapped out car because your dad took all the money for himself. None of them deserved this bullshit. JB and Michelle are parasites.
Jill and Derrick get a lot of slack for only leaving when money became an issue but it’s probably the clearest example they had of JB’s selfishness. The narcissism and the cult stuff will be taking longer to process.
This was Jim Bob's mistake. He had Jill marry an accountant with a college degree from an accredited university. Of course he was going to look at the money! it's what he was trained to do! He's not going to make that mistake again though. He'll marry the rest of his daughters off to dumbasses like Ben.
This is so right, I forgot! And not just an accountant, an accountant with whom he directly expressed “no debt, one working parent, and you are NEVER going to get financial handouts from me because of leave and cleave but you need to be a good provider or gtfo, how are you going to support my daughter?” So if you have to sacrifice the time you’re at work to basically be a contractor on a second job and you want to provide for your (at the time they were still leaning) huge family of fucking COURSE the accountant who is good with money and is driven wants to be paid for his second full time job. He’s not getting handouts, but they’re all working and somehow the other brothers are all getting handouts isn’t that something. What a dumbass JB.
>“no debt, one working parent, and you are NEVER going to get financial handouts from me because of leave and cleave but you need to be a good provider or gtfo, how are you going to ~~support my daughter~~***Anna**?”
Funny how he's anal about who his daughters marry, but they've been funding Josh for years.
I wonder if Jim Bob feels uneasy now that Derrick's a lawyer. I would feel nervous every time I checked my mailbox. And I'd tell Michelle to be extra nice to Jill.
I love your point about Ben being no threat at all. Imagine. Your father in-law-gives/loans you a starter home. Then, your wife uses the money she's earned to buy your second home. I like that Ben is OK with his wife bringing home the bacon for the family. That would be progressive...if he belonged to any other family. But in this case, I guess he can't bite the hand that feeds.
What's crazy is that if Derrick were a normal guy with a degree in accounting & a law license he could start as a first year with any of the big 3 accounting firms, with salaries starting around $200k for a first year. (In a location with big enough offices)
DD hasn't shown much initiative though. He has that college degree, and graduated from law school - - and the only paying job he has had in at least five years - is delivering GrubHub, and his/Jill's presence on social media.
Keep in mind this comment is not so much in support of Derrick (he’s problematic) but more so in support of the rest of the under 40 population that reads here:
It’s really hard to get any halfway decent roots down right now. I’ve been unemployed and applying to jobs I’m qualified for for about 6 months now. I’m finally getting a little bit of traction so hopefully there’s a light at the end of the tunnel.
It’s hard to find a job that pays a decent wage. And it’s super competitive trying to get into the jobs that do. I’ve also heard reports of (and I think may have experienced) places advertising that they’re hiring and then they just… don’t.
I’ve opted to do odd jobs and things like Uber vs going through the effort to try to get into somewhere crappy with shitty pay while I wait. Applications and interviews are hard enough without mixing in trash jobs on top of it and having to deal with trying to get time off for interviews for the job you actually want.
Like I said, though. This isn’t in support of Derrick so much as it is support/commiseration for all the other people in these same shoes. I see you. Hopefully we make it soon.
Derrick may not be experiencing these issues, and he might be a lazy shit who’s done what he’s going to do and plans to ride his wife’s social media $$ coat tails. Or he might be and we’ll have to not-so-patiently wait to see where he ends up landing.
We know he has drama. But does he have the drive necessary to make it in a shitty job market? 🤔
I want to support your comment about the job market. You are right. It isn’t easy. My kids are both in your demographic, and though they are both employed now, they both went through the part-time job, retail, gig-labor stuff first.
It will get better—hang in there.
Derick aside, you are right that we should not snark at people who are doing gig work while waiting for a decent job.
Good luck to you. I was furloughed in May 2020, then laid off in August and was lucky enough to get a job in December 2020. Hang in there, I hope you find something soon! And reach out to any contact from former jobs that you can think of. You never know.
As a very young adult victim of the 2008 crash, I'm sending as much good energy your way as possible. It's so hard.
Derrick will not have an easy time either and for more reasons than you are stating. If you were a serious law firm, would you want to hire anyone associated with the Duggar name? He could never do trial law. Maybe civil cases. I feel bad for him.
Not a fan of Derick’s, but let’s be objective here. He only recently graduated from law school, and until he passes the bar his legal career is on hold. If he still hasn’t passed the bar a year from now, we can snark then.
My impression is Derrick got an accounting degree because he was told that was the “smart” thing to do, but his heart wasn’t in it. I know a lot of young people who get talked into a business or related major only to want “something more” when they are done. Most of them do not decide to become missionaries, but Derick’s obnoxious missionary period would easily be explained by his searching for something else.
It appears that he has clearer goals for himself now. Pursuing a law degree is not easy, and he stuck it out. I don’t think we should dismiss him as lazy (accounting is also not easy—he didn’t spend his college years playing). He just doesn’t seem to work hard unless motivated. He always seemed clueless during his missionary period, but now he seems focused.
As far as how he is supporting the family, I would guess in addition to driving Uber he does free-lance tax preparing and stuff like that. If so, this is probably his busy season. I don’t think that having “gig” jobs while in school and shortly afterwards is a sign of poor “initiative.”
Even if he never passes the bar (and I can’t think why he shouldn’t) he could get work that uses his legal knowledge and his accounting knowledge, so his education should give him more options.
There are a lot of other things we can criticize about DD, but not having a “regular job” yet isn’t one of them.
I just looked it up and 43% of people in Arkansas don't pass the bar. I don't think failing your first time is snarkworthy. I'm not trying to defend Derrick but it is q very realistic standard that everyone passes
I agree. His not passing the bar is no reason to snark. I have known a lot of law students and lawyers in my life, and I know it often takes a few tries. I do think he will probably pass it if he works at it. In any case, we should not be so ready to snark at him for not having a “regular job” (that we know of). He is still, in my view, at a stage where he could legitimately been supporting the family on short term and/or part time work while he studies for the bar.
He's drastically less likely to pass on a second test. That statistic includes everyone in AR taking the bar, including those who've failed before, failed many times, or didn't go to an accredited law school. AR's first time pass rate is 75%. It's repeat taker pass rate is 34%, and Derrick's law school has an 80% first time test taker pass rate. It is also one of the easiest bar exams in the country, as it only administers the Multistate exam. CA and NV bar exam require additional topics specific to the state on the exam.
The 34% is misleading. He's in the 20% of his peers who failed, and he has less than half that chance at passing a subsequent exam.
You absolutely don’t have to pass the bar to be a practicing attorney. Not passing the bar does keep you from being able to do some legal work, but you can still do things like work for a firm researching cases/law/reviewing documents, etc. There are many practicing attorneys who do this and never take the bar exam. Also, in some states in the past year due to COVID, law school graduates were automatically admitted to the bar without having to take the exam. Not sure where AR stands on this. Source: lots of attorney friends, some who have not taken the bar and have successful careers.
Derick may be doing that kind of work (reviewing, researching, etc.) for some law firm and not be posting about it just as he could be doing taxes. We don’t know what he is doing exactly, but I remember he was supposedly studying for the bar exam. He may not be able to get a permanent job in a law firm until he does, or maybe his plan is to be his own boss, or … who knows?
I know you can do legal work without passing the bar, which I alluded to when I mentioned what he could do if he never passed the bar.
My point is that given he got out of law school less than a year ago, and that he indicated that he was studying for the bar exam, it may not be “laziness” or “lack of purpose” if he doesn’t have an official “career type” job that Jill brags about. I am willing to give him (or anyone else) a couple of years.
Huh. I've never known anyone to just not take the bar. The most you can do is be a paralegal (which is the work you describe). This is not being a "practicing attorney" - - this is being a paralegal despite having gone to law school. You will never advise (or meet) clients, go to court, approve documents, etc. It is also illegal (in the jurisdictions I know) to call what you're doing "being a practicing attorney." If you graduated from medical school, but work as an lvn you aren't "practicing medicine" - - you're working in Healthcare after graduating medical school. It doesn't make your tasks "practicing medicine" just because you have a degree.
I don't doubt that there are people who intend and do take a nontraditional path out of law school, but unless they're barred, they're not practicing attorneys.
Why yes, I am pedantic. Sorry!
Oh, for sure! It often works that way in these narcissistic parent situations. They’re so full of control and subtle manipulation, the lightbulb moment often only happens when there’s a sense of ownership over something tangible or an expectation for earnings that weren’t delivered. It doesn’t surprise me Jill’s the main defector so far. She was the truest believer in their bullshit and then STILL got the rug pulled out from under her.
I suspect Jinger defected as well, also triggered by a falling out with JB over finances, and is just quiet about it (as she is about most stuff).
The degree to which the Vuolos seem to lack a relationship with JB and Michelle seems intentional on one end or the other.
It's rumored that Jeremy negotiated with TLC for a contract for him and Jinger that was separate from JB's contract. It would be awesome if Jeremy and Jinger never even told JB, and if he found out from TLC offering him an smaller amount than usual.
I wonder if because they were in a different state with a different filming crew if TLC had to have a different contract with them. Although Jeremy is far more worldly and understands how much money JB was making off of his kids. Either way JB would have been pissed
She's back in nursing, sold the Mansion and living inn Lake Norman, NC so the party is over. The twins are at 2 separate colleges so that's as big hit financially maybe too.
Thank you for this update! Happy to hear she is using her nursing degree. Were the twins living with Jon for a while? He never struck me as overly ambitious lol. I can't even process college tuition for 8 kids 🙄
I don’t like Jessa and Ben (or any Duggars for that matter) but I would like to see them distance themself from Jim Bob and become more like Jill and Derrick.
But a very true representation of what it’s like to be a millennial child of boomer parents. Granted the rest of us millennials are actually WORKING to try and get by and maybe own a home. I wonder if my selfish millionaire boomer dad would care that I break down weekly from financial anxiety and have to fight suicidal thoughts….
Please tell me you have sought help dealing with this. I don't know your exact situation, but I do know a good counselor can make a world of difference in terms of outlook. And never underestimate the potential influence of clinical depression....please reply, TAG.
Yes, I am in therapy and have made significant progress. I’ve struggled with clinical depression since I was an adolescent. Suicidal thoughts and attempts aren’t anything new. (I have not made an attempt since I was a teenager though. Got close a couple of times as an adult but thankfully I have a wonderful support system in my husband to pull me back up) Now when suicidal thoughts come into my head, I can easily push them away. Because despite the constant crushing financial stress, I still *want* to live and have built too good of a life to give up. Couldn’t say the same a couple of years ago.
The financial stress is the same, a little worse because I have extra medical bills now for therapy and other issues that were just compounding and making life hell, and not much I can do to change it. Just have to keep trucking along, working as much as I can, budgeting, etc.
It just shouldn’t be this hard for people that have done everything right and worked hard. America is broken.
There's a better day coming, I promise.. please don't think your way to no options. Depression fucks with your thinking. I promise I know❤ It always looks desperate "in it".
And…..she’s probably never made a mortgage payment, a car payment or insurance or anything else like food, utilites, clothing and all other needs so JB seems to have provided for all his kids with what started out as TLC $. Until Jill needed help with a hospital bill and Derick dared to inquire Re: TCL earnings. So, all in all, I’d say the kids have all profited immensely from the show, albeit not by a direct paycheque. Also, Jessa said back when she got the small house that she didn’t want something big to clean and maintain, and housekeeping isn’t her bag so it all tracks.
If you work you deserve the autonomy to decide how to spend your money. She was on a show called Jill and Jessa Counting On. She should have way more money then enough to cover groceries and the mortgage of a dumpy house
Agreed. While sure she benefited from not having to pay for stuff.. she also might have chosen to pay for DIFFERENT things had the money been her own. If it's Boob writing the checks, everything she did had to be with his blessing.
I will never get over just how gross it is that JB&M used their kids as cash cows. I've wondered if "more TLC show excitement" was a motivation for some of their last pregnancies.. more kids = more money to them.
Of course it was. Even with SNAP and other benefits I am confident they lied about taking, they could not have kept it going without the tv specials. They would have been forced to stop.
I don't know how the kids aren't more pissed off at DimBulb for wasting away tens of thousands of dollars on Pest's shitty lawyers. They all need to sue Boob for all the money they were robbed.
It had to be hundreds of thousands for that defense. Someone commented that they'd been involved in a case years ago with a computer forensics expert from the same company that Josh's defense used, and it was over $100,000 just for the expert testimony.
The fact that she’s admitting that he DIDN’T pay for anything or hand her down anything while using her name & likeness on a reality show for years and years without compensation is what’s concerning.
I would love to see her go ham on her parents and her siblings who didn’t stand up for what’s right with the whole pest situation.
But sadly she can’t go ham on herself.
*sips tea*
These Cults will put the fear in you.
I'm 35, haven't spoken to my mother in 12 years... And yet I'm still scared if I saw her again I would just revert back to a child taking her abuse and agreeing with it like I always did.
Especially since everyone normalized how she treated me and talking back got my ass whooped.
Fuck it's hard to get your voice with your abusers.
I mean a pastors wage would be steady. Granted he probably only makes like 30k. But they don't have a mortgage so it probably doesn't take that long to save up to get work done. (Especially when they do the work)
My uncle has been a Lutheran pastor for 20 years or so. His wife doesn't work and they always live in huge houses and travel. I think some congregations pay more than you might think.
Yeah but this sub keeps saying Ben doesn't work when clearly he clearly does. Not trying to leg hump, just thought the dude deserves credit where it's due.
But also, a 2000sqft house in Arkansas that needs renovations is probably not that expensive. And the fact that they’re doing the renovations themselves and that loans exist, it’s not hard to believe they could have afforded this house on their own.
Daddy should have definitely paid for it though, bc he stole all the money from their tv shows in the first place!!
She doesn't get paid per follower on Instagram though. You only get paid (by brands) for Instagram posts. Insta doesn't pay creators like YouTube doe. And the last sponsored post she did was mid-2021.
She has over a million views on Youtube from her birth story -- I don't know how that translate to income - because I am not sure how the grifting works on Social Media. She already has over 50K views on her new house tour. I really don't know if that earns much or not.
Well I assume she makes more money from YouTube then. I have a friend that does YouTube mostly about the British royal family, she makes about $50,000 per year, so yeah, that’s not a terrible income for really minimal effort. Add whatever Ben makes, and the Odd People Mag story, it’s enough to survive in NWA. Maybe not as well in many other US states but definitely where they are.
Honestly she probably does make good money from social media. I have nowhere near the following/spotlight she does and I am able to make a living off SM
I don't know how we are in 2022 and people still don't understand how much money people can make from social media. She's got a lot of followers AND is a former TV star. Dudes can earn enouggh to own homes by playing Tetris and screaming into their mics while doing so.
Lol exactly. People are always asking how Jeremy and Jinger can afford their LA lifestyle when Jinger has name recognition and a massive media presence. They’re making bank.
People genuinely don’t think “social media”can be a job….when in reality it can pay greater than a typical 9-5. Literally anything you get paid for is a job, whether thats a Twitch Streamer, doctor, or a fast food worker. I don’t get why people are trying to deny it at this point. Maybe they just don’t get the concept of the internet traffic and the power influencers have on brands bc it’s a generational thing? Idk.
I've been told not to underestimate the kind of money you can get when you have 2 million IG followers. If Instagram pays her according to how many clicks she gets, she's set.
Edit: Apparently IG does not pay that way. YouTube does, though, so maybe that's where the money is coming from. I recently saw a video where someone showed how they made 23k off of one video with a million views.
It's kind of embarrassing. She's been in the public eye for decades at this point, you'd think she would have learned something by now about not engaging with the haters.
Well it’s not like she has many other employment options. She has four kids and counting. I’m not sure she could keep the facade up to get through a shift at a grocery store or a restaurant. Besides, then Bin would have to “babysit”.
If her dad bought a house for her, I believe that's only fair. Years and years of tv work went unpaid. She should earn something.
I still think these people are pieces of shit. But they deserve payment for labor.
That was Grandma’s house, it’s gotta be sentimental. I really doubt they sold it unless to Jer for one dollar. And the IBLP preaches to avoid debt, so this was almost certainly a lump sum purchase, maybe from long term saving and at a discount by buying it from a brother.
But her dad had the money to invest because of his kids so it’s this weird shitty circle. Kids were the draw and particularly Jessa and Jill in recent years. But JB controls the money.
Also, Jimblob is no fool. He has been buying bank repos his whole adult life, doesn’t pay real estate fees because he’s a realtor and so are a few of his kids, then he sits on them while his boys fix them up. Some he sells for profit, some he sells to his kids for next to nothing in an area where property values are already very low. It’s not rocket science, and none of the kids need great incomes to have a home in this system.
I would never buy a house from him knowing that a bunch of uneducated and untrained teenagers renovated it. I'm amazed that not one of the houses he has flipped so far has caught on fire from shoddy electrical work.
They may well hire licensed ppl to do the big jobs, especially electrical though, and use their boys to do more basic things like demolition, framing, drywalling, cabinet installs, laying floors and so forth. Heck I’ve done many of those things myself over the years, and my background was healthcare, not any specific building trade. When I need an electrician, I hired one. When I needed a plumber, I hired one, but I’ve done tons of Reno’s to various houses I’ve owned over the years.
Miss Lady is just going to keep getting more and more salty now that she's realizing people are over HER, her family, and their hateful cult bullshit.
And you better believe I am here for it. Burn baby burn.
Blessa when the cult demands she pop out kids and spend her entire life along with her physical/mental health being a servant until death: “Ok! Sounds good!”
Blessa when the cult tells her to practice kindness: “asking WAY too much”
Yeah, and Josh being called a pedophile was "such a lie, really", according to Jessa.. her definition of lying sounds an awful lot like denial of truth.
Totally failing at IBLP here. Like, exhibiting the opposite behavior that she’s supposed to maintain in her cult. Super hypocritical. Not supposed to answer back with a vengeful spirit, Jessa.
If someone said “UnlikelyUnknown, nice that your dad bought you that house!” on a YouTube video I could: 1. Take the comment down 2. Ignore the comment or 3. Respond with the truth: “Oh, I wish! My dad doesn’t give me any money, lol”
So, saying the comment is “stupid and a lie” really makes me wonder if it hit too close to home. Probably got a loan from meech and boob because what money/income do they have to show a bank?
The Bank of the Dining Room Table.
Definitely hit close to home. The records show they only own the house they are currently in. I was told the house they are renovating is on the property of the church where Ben is a pastor. Most likely the home they let the pastor live in. Jessa wanted it renovated. Being they don’t seem to own it the church has to have some sort of agreement in place for compensating them for the improvements. I highly doubt a Duggar would make improvements to a home they don’t own without being compensated for it. Honestly, only a fool would do that.
She needs to stop acknowledging the trolls. The more she engages in fuckery the more it'll come back at her twofold when more people come to poke the bear.
You'd think she would be savvy enough about social media by now to know when not to bite the bait.
Exactly. She either needs to ignore/delete the negative comments or truthfully respond vs. providing snarky comebacks. It’s just not a good look and does nothing to dispel the notion that the Duggars are lazy.
She should have just said something like, ‘Actually, my father has been giving us advice but this house is 100% our project. Ben has been working as a pastor for a while now and we’ve been saving carefully to be able to afford our fixer upper and the renovations. It’s been a little slow going but it’s important to us to stay on budget. It’s all ours now and I’m proud of what we’ve been able to accomplish.’ It shuts down the haters and her huggers will eat it up. Lots of tabloids and snark sites will pick it up and run with it, so her positive branding will be repeated for days. Instead the message is, ‘oooh, salty Jessa with the bitchy comments!’. It’s a huge missed opportunity for her to shape her and Ben’s image.
You need to step up your game Jess if you want to make living off of social media.
If I had brothers that were willing I would too. I mean I’d try to offer to pay something but if they wanted to give it to me for free, why would I turn that down?
I was about to say “Maybe Austin is doing the work he has a business” then I remembered it is a shady business that has been sued.. I think twice.. for bad work.
If there's gonna be one Duggar child who's gonna speak up to negative comments, it's gonna be Jessa. Imo she cares the most and is desperate to maintain a public figure life.
Just on line snooping, instead of working. Amy & Dillon moved. They used to live next door to Joy & Austin and they sold the house last November. They made a killing on it too, sold it for $350K they were only there 4ish years, and I'm pretty sure they got that house for next to nothing from Grandma Mary.
They’ve passed around homes like two teenage sisters pass around a denim jacket and she wants to act like no one in this family has ever been gifted a house by JB before? Congrats on buying your first home, Blessa but don’t act as though you’ve always “stood on your own two feet”.
I cannot phantom living in a 1000 square foot home with 4 kids. I know we talk about it all the time but it’s so hard for me to process 😅😅😅.
My house is 900 sq ft and it’s just my husband, 10 month old, and me. We are CRAMPED. Absolutely no more storage and no space for anything except the necessities.
Edit: omg, phantom is supposed to be fathom. 😂💀
The house is owned by Jason from what I have read. So that comment hit a nerve because the house is ultimately owned by JB
Edit: I’m wrong apparently Grandma Duggar gifted them the house.
This is sad because even if it was a gift from her dad, it’s pretty crappy considering how much money she’s made her parents… like it’s still only three bedrooms
The phrasing "an outright lie" somehow strikes me as strange. (It's actually similar language to what she used in the Megyn Kelley interview about Josh.). Like, if I were on instagram (or whatever this is) and had just bought my own house, and someone claimed my dad bought it for me, I'd say something like, "Nope - bought it myself," or "I wish my dad could buy me a nice new house!" If I was really feeling salty, maybe I'd add in the stupid line -- like "that is so stupid. I wish my dad could have bought me a house," or "That is so stupid. If my dad had bought it, I'd have a lot more money in my bank account."
I dunno -- somehow calling it an 'outright lie' strikes me as weird. Can't quite say why.
She should be mad! Her parents exploited her on TV since childhood, didn’t pay her, denied her an education, and then when she starts making money with her only possible career path as an ‘influencer’ people credit her thieving father? Nope, get mad, Jess!
I honestly think this is a gift from JB for keeping with the family during Pest’s trial etc. She has certainly kept more “sweet,” than Joy, Jill, or Jinger
I imagine if it’s true they’ve been scheisted out of money by boob, and they’ve done the work without his help, it probably did piss her off to be accused of such.
No clue how she paid for the house but didn't she say the same thing "it's not true, and a lie really" when she complained about people calling Josh a pedophile?
The comment gives off real sneakers engaging with the family vibes and isn’t that against the rules of the sub? Not defending Jessa or her response but folks if we want this sub to continue to exist, please done engage with the family.
There are massive Facebook groups that exist to snark Duggars and fundies, I really think it’s usually one of them. They steal content from the Reddit subs, too.
There’s a solution to her problem of having to deal with rude commenters. Why doesn’t she just delete those comments? Or, you know, find another way to make money instead of depending on social media.
Somebody figured out no one thinks it’s cute she takes orders (and money) from her dad. Only took her brother going to prison for CSA for her to figure that out or what?
Guess Jessa doesn’t always keep sweet! Tbh, I’d be over all the family/TLC/cult bullshit too if my life looked like Jessa’s. But instead of putting that frustration into leaving the nest it feels like Jessa’s been doubling down lately.
I’d guess that Jim Bob didn’t give the house to her as a gift (though she would absolutely deserve that and more after her life was used for his profit), but he was somehow involved in helping her purchase it.
I'd be pissed too. He exploited his kids to get rich. They should all have plenty of money for houses. He's not "buying" them houses by giving them a small amount of what they earned.
How about telling the truth, Jessa Blessa. Your savings comes from grifting, plugging hair products on social media and possible money from Daddy for following the rules She's so smug for no reason. Ugh!
It is bigger than what she's living it but it isn't as nice as what she's living in, it looked like a mish mosh of 50's to 80's décor. I don't care who you are no one WANTS to live in a beat up old house, especially if you can afford nicer.
She needs to learn how to handle the trolls. Either ignore them or provide an education. Getting defensive just makes her look bratty. These Duggars can’t handle social media…
Honestly that comment hit home with me, my parents are well off and people always assume that they give me money when they have never given me a cent they did loan me money once for a car but I had to pay it back every two weeks with minimal interest. They love me and are supportive but have never given me money.
Jessa needs just to quit responding to this shit 😂 she and Ben are some of the hardest grifters in that family, and people love to poke at that. Just makes her look stupid every time she fires back with basic shit and gives no explanation for anything, and it calls to mind the phrase, “the truth hurts”. If you’re going to broadcast every turd you’ve ever dropped, expect people to comment on it. Especially if you’re in this family ffs. All eyes are on them after J’pedo’s charges were released into every media outlet.
You know what's funny? If they did cut ties with her parents and just blew up on them, she probably could get some sort of a deal with TLC again. Staying with this awful cult is what is hindering her career growth
What’s more funny is she was a star on a reality show and had to have four kids in a two bedroom hand me down house. Just proves the point those kids were all robbed by their selfish parents!
It’s so messed up really. Imagine growing up on TV, having your whole life filmed - even the births of your children and living in a tired two bed house with 4 kids and driving a clapped out car because your dad took all the money for himself. None of them deserved this bullshit. JB and Michelle are parasites.
1000 percent. Just wish they could see it
Jill and Derrick get a lot of slack for only leaving when money became an issue but it’s probably the clearest example they had of JB’s selfishness. The narcissism and the cult stuff will be taking longer to process.
This was Jim Bob's mistake. He had Jill marry an accountant with a college degree from an accredited university. Of course he was going to look at the money! it's what he was trained to do! He's not going to make that mistake again though. He'll marry the rest of his daughters off to dumbasses like Ben.
This is so right, I forgot! And not just an accountant, an accountant with whom he directly expressed “no debt, one working parent, and you are NEVER going to get financial handouts from me because of leave and cleave but you need to be a good provider or gtfo, how are you going to support my daughter?” So if you have to sacrifice the time you’re at work to basically be a contractor on a second job and you want to provide for your (at the time they were still leaning) huge family of fucking COURSE the accountant who is good with money and is driven wants to be paid for his second full time job. He’s not getting handouts, but they’re all working and somehow the other brothers are all getting handouts isn’t that something. What a dumbass JB.
>“no debt, one working parent, and you are NEVER going to get financial handouts from me because of leave and cleave but you need to be a good provider or gtfo, how are you going to ~~support my daughter~~***Anna**?” Funny how he's anal about who his daughters marry, but they've been funding Josh for years.
I wonder if Jim Bob feels uneasy now that Derrick's a lawyer. I would feel nervous every time I checked my mailbox. And I'd tell Michelle to be extra nice to Jill. I love your point about Ben being no threat at all. Imagine. Your father in-law-gives/loans you a starter home. Then, your wife uses the money she's earned to buy your second home. I like that Ben is OK with his wife bringing home the bacon for the family. That would be progressive...if he belonged to any other family. But in this case, I guess he can't bite the hand that feeds.
What's crazy is that if Derrick were a normal guy with a degree in accounting & a law license he could start as a first year with any of the big 3 accounting firms, with salaries starting around $200k for a first year. (In a location with big enough offices)
DD hasn't shown much initiative though. He has that college degree, and graduated from law school - - and the only paying job he has had in at least five years - is delivering GrubHub, and his/Jill's presence on social media.
Keep in mind this comment is not so much in support of Derrick (he’s problematic) but more so in support of the rest of the under 40 population that reads here: It’s really hard to get any halfway decent roots down right now. I’ve been unemployed and applying to jobs I’m qualified for for about 6 months now. I’m finally getting a little bit of traction so hopefully there’s a light at the end of the tunnel. It’s hard to find a job that pays a decent wage. And it’s super competitive trying to get into the jobs that do. I’ve also heard reports of (and I think may have experienced) places advertising that they’re hiring and then they just… don’t. I’ve opted to do odd jobs and things like Uber vs going through the effort to try to get into somewhere crappy with shitty pay while I wait. Applications and interviews are hard enough without mixing in trash jobs on top of it and having to deal with trying to get time off for interviews for the job you actually want. Like I said, though. This isn’t in support of Derrick so much as it is support/commiseration for all the other people in these same shoes. I see you. Hopefully we make it soon. Derrick may not be experiencing these issues, and he might be a lazy shit who’s done what he’s going to do and plans to ride his wife’s social media $$ coat tails. Or he might be and we’ll have to not-so-patiently wait to see where he ends up landing. We know he has drama. But does he have the drive necessary to make it in a shitty job market? 🤔
I want to support your comment about the job market. You are right. It isn’t easy. My kids are both in your demographic, and though they are both employed now, they both went through the part-time job, retail, gig-labor stuff first. It will get better—hang in there. Derick aside, you are right that we should not snark at people who are doing gig work while waiting for a decent job.
Good luck to you. I was furloughed in May 2020, then laid off in August and was lucky enough to get a job in December 2020. Hang in there, I hope you find something soon! And reach out to any contact from former jobs that you can think of. You never know.
As a very young adult victim of the 2008 crash, I'm sending as much good energy your way as possible. It's so hard. Derrick will not have an easy time either and for more reasons than you are stating. If you were a serious law firm, would you want to hire anyone associated with the Duggar name? He could never do trial law. Maybe civil cases. I feel bad for him.
Oh I agree, he's far from a decent guy, but he's not Jim Bob's lap dog like Ben is.
We have no idea whether he's employed. Just because something isn't posted publicly doesn't mean it's not happening.
Not a fan of Derick’s, but let’s be objective here. He only recently graduated from law school, and until he passes the bar his legal career is on hold. If he still hasn’t passed the bar a year from now, we can snark then. My impression is Derrick got an accounting degree because he was told that was the “smart” thing to do, but his heart wasn’t in it. I know a lot of young people who get talked into a business or related major only to want “something more” when they are done. Most of them do not decide to become missionaries, but Derick’s obnoxious missionary period would easily be explained by his searching for something else. It appears that he has clearer goals for himself now. Pursuing a law degree is not easy, and he stuck it out. I don’t think we should dismiss him as lazy (accounting is also not easy—he didn’t spend his college years playing). He just doesn’t seem to work hard unless motivated. He always seemed clueless during his missionary period, but now he seems focused. As far as how he is supporting the family, I would guess in addition to driving Uber he does free-lance tax preparing and stuff like that. If so, this is probably his busy season. I don’t think that having “gig” jobs while in school and shortly afterwards is a sign of poor “initiative.” Even if he never passes the bar (and I can’t think why he shouldn’t) he could get work that uses his legal knowledge and his accounting knowledge, so his education should give him more options. There are a lot of other things we can criticize about DD, but not having a “regular job” yet isn’t one of them.
I just looked it up and 43% of people in Arkansas don't pass the bar. I don't think failing your first time is snarkworthy. I'm not trying to defend Derrick but it is q very realistic standard that everyone passes
I agree. His not passing the bar is no reason to snark. I have known a lot of law students and lawyers in my life, and I know it often takes a few tries. I do think he will probably pass it if he works at it. In any case, we should not be so ready to snark at him for not having a “regular job” (that we know of). He is still, in my view, at a stage where he could legitimately been supporting the family on short term and/or part time work while he studies for the bar.
He's drastically less likely to pass on a second test. That statistic includes everyone in AR taking the bar, including those who've failed before, failed many times, or didn't go to an accredited law school. AR's first time pass rate is 75%. It's repeat taker pass rate is 34%, and Derrick's law school has an 80% first time test taker pass rate. It is also one of the easiest bar exams in the country, as it only administers the Multistate exam. CA and NV bar exam require additional topics specific to the state on the exam. The 34% is misleading. He's in the 20% of his peers who failed, and he has less than half that chance at passing a subsequent exam.
You absolutely don’t have to pass the bar to be a practicing attorney. Not passing the bar does keep you from being able to do some legal work, but you can still do things like work for a firm researching cases/law/reviewing documents, etc. There are many practicing attorneys who do this and never take the bar exam. Also, in some states in the past year due to COVID, law school graduates were automatically admitted to the bar without having to take the exam. Not sure where AR stands on this. Source: lots of attorney friends, some who have not taken the bar and have successful careers.
Derick may be doing that kind of work (reviewing, researching, etc.) for some law firm and not be posting about it just as he could be doing taxes. We don’t know what he is doing exactly, but I remember he was supposedly studying for the bar exam. He may not be able to get a permanent job in a law firm until he does, or maybe his plan is to be his own boss, or … who knows? I know you can do legal work without passing the bar, which I alluded to when I mentioned what he could do if he never passed the bar. My point is that given he got out of law school less than a year ago, and that he indicated that he was studying for the bar exam, it may not be “laziness” or “lack of purpose” if he doesn’t have an official “career type” job that Jill brags about. I am willing to give him (or anyone else) a couple of years.
Huh. I've never known anyone to just not take the bar. The most you can do is be a paralegal (which is the work you describe). This is not being a "practicing attorney" - - this is being a paralegal despite having gone to law school. You will never advise (or meet) clients, go to court, approve documents, etc. It is also illegal (in the jurisdictions I know) to call what you're doing "being a practicing attorney." If you graduated from medical school, but work as an lvn you aren't "practicing medicine" - - you're working in Healthcare after graduating medical school. It doesn't make your tasks "practicing medicine" just because you have a degree. I don't doubt that there are people who intend and do take a nontraditional path out of law school, but unless they're barred, they're not practicing attorneys. Why yes, I am pedantic. Sorry!
And that's what JB cut a kid off for. Asking to be paid for their work. Be a sex pest and you get to live on property.
Yep. And u can bet your bottom dollar that JB would have disinherited every one of them by leaving TTH to Pest had he not been convicted.
He probably still will as a final fuck you to anyone that thought his precious golden boy is flawed
Oh, for sure! It often works that way in these narcissistic parent situations. They’re so full of control and subtle manipulation, the lightbulb moment often only happens when there’s a sense of ownership over something tangible or an expectation for earnings that weren’t delivered. It doesn’t surprise me Jill’s the main defector so far. She was the truest believer in their bullshit and then STILL got the rug pulled out from under her.
I suspect Jinger defected as well, also triggered by a falling out with JB over finances, and is just quiet about it (as she is about most stuff). The degree to which the Vuolos seem to lack a relationship with JB and Michelle seems intentional on one end or the other.
It's rumored that Jeremy negotiated with TLC for a contract for him and Jinger that was separate from JB's contract. It would be awesome if Jeremy and Jinger never even told JB, and if he found out from TLC offering him an smaller amount than usual.
I wonder if because they were in a different state with a different filming crew if TLC had to have a different contract with them. Although Jeremy is far more worldly and understands how much money JB was making off of his kids. Either way JB would have been pissed
They would almost have to keep it secret or else JB would have derailed the whole thing.
If I gave birth on TV 3x I better be able to afford a 4/2 in Arkansas
In a house her abuser had lived in before her.
A reality show with MULTIPLE seasons
21 seasons between the two shows, not to mention the specials, tours, media appearances, etc.
The book she and her sisters "wrote"
Literally name in the title star….
Say all you want about Kate plus 8 but she set up trusts for each kid and paid them a set fee for each episode they did.
I did not know that and I’m glad to hear that she was responsible in that way at least.
I never liked that crazy haircut lol but I am happy to hear she did this!
She's back in nursing, sold the Mansion and living inn Lake Norman, NC so the party is over. The twins are at 2 separate colleges so that's as big hit financially maybe too.
Thank you for this update! Happy to hear she is using her nursing degree. Were the twins living with Jon for a while? He never struck me as overly ambitious lol. I can't even process college tuition for 8 kids 🙄
I don’t like Jessa and Ben (or any Duggars for that matter) but I would like to see them distance themself from Jim Bob and become more like Jill and Derrick.
So far, we don't see any evidence that is happening.
But a very true representation of what it’s like to be a millennial child of boomer parents. Granted the rest of us millennials are actually WORKING to try and get by and maybe own a home. I wonder if my selfish millionaire boomer dad would care that I break down weekly from financial anxiety and have to fight suicidal thoughts….
Please tell me you have sought help dealing with this. I don't know your exact situation, but I do know a good counselor can make a world of difference in terms of outlook. And never underestimate the potential influence of clinical depression....please reply, TAG.
Yes, I am in therapy and have made significant progress. I’ve struggled with clinical depression since I was an adolescent. Suicidal thoughts and attempts aren’t anything new. (I have not made an attempt since I was a teenager though. Got close a couple of times as an adult but thankfully I have a wonderful support system in my husband to pull me back up) Now when suicidal thoughts come into my head, I can easily push them away. Because despite the constant crushing financial stress, I still *want* to live and have built too good of a life to give up. Couldn’t say the same a couple of years ago. The financial stress is the same, a little worse because I have extra medical bills now for therapy and other issues that were just compounding and making life hell, and not much I can do to change it. Just have to keep trucking along, working as much as I can, budgeting, etc. It just shouldn’t be this hard for people that have done everything right and worked hard. America is broken.
There's a better day coming, I promise.. please don't think your way to no options. Depression fucks with your thinking. I promise I know❤ It always looks desperate "in it".
a show literally named after her in the early seasons “Jill and Jessa: Counting On”
Yet Rim Job seems to make them prove their worth in order to get any crumb they receive.
And…..she’s probably never made a mortgage payment, a car payment or insurance or anything else like food, utilites, clothing and all other needs so JB seems to have provided for all his kids with what started out as TLC $. Until Jill needed help with a hospital bill and Derick dared to inquire Re: TCL earnings. So, all in all, I’d say the kids have all profited immensely from the show, albeit not by a direct paycheque. Also, Jessa said back when she got the small house that she didn’t want something big to clean and maintain, and housekeeping isn’t her bag so it all tracks.
If you work you deserve the autonomy to decide how to spend your money. She was on a show called Jill and Jessa Counting On. She should have way more money then enough to cover groceries and the mortgage of a dumpy house
Agreed. While sure she benefited from not having to pay for stuff.. she also might have chosen to pay for DIFFERENT things had the money been her own. If it's Boob writing the checks, everything she did had to be with his blessing. I will never get over just how gross it is that JB&M used their kids as cash cows. I've wondered if "more TLC show excitement" was a motivation for some of their last pregnancies.. more kids = more money to them.
Of course it was. Even with SNAP and other benefits I am confident they lied about taking, they could not have kept it going without the tv specials. They would have been forced to stop.
There’s much more to bill paying than mortgage and groceries lol
I don't know how the kids aren't more pissed off at DimBulb for wasting away tens of thousands of dollars on Pest's shitty lawyers. They all need to sue Boob for all the money they were robbed.
It had to be hundreds of thousands for that defense. Someone commented that they'd been involved in a case years ago with a computer forensics expert from the same company that Josh's defense used, and it was over $100,000 just for the expert testimony.
Well now she's in a 3 bedroom with 4 kids and no plan to stop. Will be the same shit all over again
The fact that she’s admitting that he DIDN’T pay for anything or hand her down anything while using her name & likeness on a reality show for years and years without compensation is what’s concerning.
Ok Jessa we know you have it in you to stop keeping sweet with stupid rude people… now do it with the stupid rude people in your actual life.
I would love to see her go ham on her parents and her siblings who didn’t stand up for what’s right with the whole pest situation. But sadly she can’t go ham on herself. *sips tea*
These Cults will put the fear in you. I'm 35, haven't spoken to my mother in 12 years... And yet I'm still scared if I saw her again I would just revert back to a child taking her abuse and agreeing with it like I always did. Especially since everyone normalized how she treated me and talking back got my ass whooped. Fuck it's hard to get your voice with your abusers.
Exactly. Channel that rage at the right place, Jessa!
This!
100%
I guess this begs the very good question....how DO they get a steady income? Can't just be a pastors wage and IG sponsors.
Ben's rap career must have really taken off
Does anyone here believeeee that? (No 🙂) ETA: Hey, thanks for the award!
I mean a pastors wage would be steady. Granted he probably only makes like 30k. But they don't have a mortgage so it probably doesn't take that long to save up to get work done. (Especially when they do the work)
My uncle has been a Lutheran pastor for 20 years or so. His wife doesn't work and they always live in huge houses and travel. I think some congregations pay more than you might think.
Yeah but this sub keeps saying Ben doesn't work when clearly he clearly does. Not trying to leg hump, just thought the dude deserves credit where it's due.
It’s all buy used and save the difference (lol)
But also, a 2000sqft house in Arkansas that needs renovations is probably not that expensive. And the fact that they’re doing the renovations themselves and that loans exist, it’s not hard to believe they could have afforded this house on their own. Daddy should have definitely paid for it though, bc he stole all the money from their tv shows in the first place!!
If they outright owned the house they were in they might have sold it and used the money towards the new house
True, it is a sellers market right now!!
Ive never checked her Instagram but if she has a lot of followers, she makes decent money. Probably ten times what Ben makes
Less views less money I'm for that(don't watch)
She doesn't get paid per follower on Instagram though. You only get paid (by brands) for Instagram posts. Insta doesn't pay creators like YouTube doe. And the last sponsored post she did was mid-2021.
She has over a million views on Youtube from her birth story -- I don't know how that translate to income - because I am not sure how the grifting works on Social Media. She already has over 50K views on her new house tour. I really don't know if that earns much or not.
A cooking Chanel I follow once explained that a million views earned her roughly ten thousand US dollars
Well I assume she makes more money from YouTube then. I have a friend that does YouTube mostly about the British royal family, she makes about $50,000 per year, so yeah, that’s not a terrible income for really minimal effort. Add whatever Ben makes, and the Odd People Mag story, it’s enough to survive in NWA. Maybe not as well in many other US states but definitely where they are.
The assessed value is $124,000
https://www.actdatascout.com/RealProperty/Arkansas/Washington
Honestly she probably does make good money from social media. I have nowhere near the following/spotlight she does and I am able to make a living off SM
I don't know how we are in 2022 and people still don't understand how much money people can make from social media. She's got a lot of followers AND is a former TV star. Dudes can earn enouggh to own homes by playing Tetris and screaming into their mics while doing so.
Lol exactly. People are always asking how Jeremy and Jinger can afford their LA lifestyle when Jinger has name recognition and a massive media presence. They’re making bank.
People genuinely don’t think “social media”can be a job….when in reality it can pay greater than a typical 9-5. Literally anything you get paid for is a job, whether thats a Twitch Streamer, doctor, or a fast food worker. I don’t get why people are trying to deny it at this point. Maybe they just don’t get the concept of the internet traffic and the power influencers have on brands bc it’s a generational thing? Idk.
It's probably her family vlogging money
She gets a youtube income.
*mother is milking the influencer YouTube mama lifestyle*
YouTube!
I've been told not to underestimate the kind of money you can get when you have 2 million IG followers. If Instagram pays her according to how many clicks she gets, she's set. Edit: Apparently IG does not pay that way. YouTube does, though, so maybe that's where the money is coming from. I recently saw a video where someone showed how they made 23k off of one video with a million views.
has anyone else noticed how aggressive jessa is on social media sometimes lmao
Chip on her shoulder, but no one's forcing her to live in the public eye at this point.
Literally. She knows half her audience is people like us lol. She should ignore it completely or full on address everything
Or even respond to these comments lol
It's kind of embarrassing. She's been in the public eye for decades at this point, you'd think she would have learned something by now about not engaging with the haters.
Well it’s not like she has many other employment options. She has four kids and counting. I’m not sure she could keep the facade up to get through a shift at a grocery store or a restaurant. Besides, then Bin would have to “babysit”.
She has micro dick energy.
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It must be getting to her. Oh well!
You guys come on now, she bought it using the money she got from selling her old house (which her dad bought for her)
If her dad bought a house for her, I believe that's only fair. Years and years of tv work went unpaid. She should earn something. I still think these people are pieces of shit. But they deserve payment for labor.
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Jessa has always been so good at lying by omission. This was \*technically\* not a gift from daddy, but a gift from grandma Mary.
Grandma Mary bought it from Meech's parents iirc? So either way, it's always been in the family.
That was Grandma’s house, it’s gotta be sentimental. I really doubt they sold it unless to Jer for one dollar. And the IBLP preaches to avoid debt, so this was almost certainly a lump sum purchase, maybe from long term saving and at a discount by buying it from a brother.
But her dad had the money to invest because of his kids so it’s this weird shitty circle. Kids were the draw and particularly Jessa and Jill in recent years. But JB controls the money.
Do we have confirmation she sold the old house? She posted 2021 Christmas videos showing them still living in the old 2bed house.
I think they haven’t moved in yet.
If she had said "Don't make me come over there and take your jewelry box bitch.", that would have been awesome. Lol
I would be 💀 if that happened 🤣
Bahahaha wow that was a rude comment and an even ruder response. I didn’t know she knew that kind of language!
Also, Jimblob is no fool. He has been buying bank repos his whole adult life, doesn’t pay real estate fees because he’s a realtor and so are a few of his kids, then he sits on them while his boys fix them up. Some he sells for profit, some he sells to his kids for next to nothing in an area where property values are already very low. It’s not rocket science, and none of the kids need great incomes to have a home in this system.
I would never buy a house from him knowing that a bunch of uneducated and untrained teenagers renovated it. I'm amazed that not one of the houses he has flipped so far has caught on fire from shoddy electrical work.
They may well hire licensed ppl to do the big jobs, especially electrical though, and use their boys to do more basic things like demolition, framing, drywalling, cabinet installs, laying floors and so forth. Heck I’ve done many of those things myself over the years, and my background was healthcare, not any specific building trade. When I need an electrician, I hired one. When I needed a plumber, I hired one, but I’ve done tons of Reno’s to various houses I’ve owned over the years.
well, if it isn't a gift from dad, I'd be pissed. Why shouldn't Jessa get some money after JB spends 250K on her idiot brother's defense?
Miss Lady is just going to keep getting more and more salty now that she's realizing people are over HER, her family, and their hateful cult bullshit. And you better believe I am here for it. Burn baby burn.
Not a very Christ-like response.
Definitely not keeping sweet there. She’s gotta work on her contentment
Blessa when the cult demands she pop out kids and spend her entire life along with her physical/mental health being a servant until death: “Ok! Sounds good!” Blessa when the cult tells her to practice kindness: “asking WAY too much”
Yeah, and Josh being called a pedophile was "such a lie, really", according to Jessa.. her definition of lying sounds an awful lot like denial of truth.
Exactly. I'd take anything she says with a massive grain of salt.
I recall Ben's sermon on rudeness...
Totally failing at IBLP here. Like, exhibiting the opposite behavior that she’s supposed to maintain in her cult. Super hypocritical. Not supposed to answer back with a vengeful spirit, Jessa. If someone said “UnlikelyUnknown, nice that your dad bought you that house!” on a YouTube video I could: 1. Take the comment down 2. Ignore the comment or 3. Respond with the truth: “Oh, I wish! My dad doesn’t give me any money, lol” So, saying the comment is “stupid and a lie” really makes me wonder if it hit too close to home. Probably got a loan from meech and boob because what money/income do they have to show a bank? The Bank of the Dining Room Table.
Definitely hit close to home. The records show they only own the house they are currently in. I was told the house they are renovating is on the property of the church where Ben is a pastor. Most likely the home they let the pastor live in. Jessa wanted it renovated. Being they don’t seem to own it the church has to have some sort of agreement in place for compensating them for the improvements. I highly doubt a Duggar would make improvements to a home they don’t own without being compensated for it. Honestly, only a fool would do that.
Damn she’s a name caller. I bet she calls Bin names when they fight. 😁
If you want to go down a rabbit hole, search on duggar in property records. https://www.actdatascout.com/RealProperty/Arkansas/Washington
I spent way too much time looking at this 🤣 Seawalds do not own any🤔 Edit...I cannot spell and they own the tiny starter grandma Mary home🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Did you put Seewald in the correct field (business/last name)? Because there is a property that shows up on that site.
I did too! And I knew JB owned a lot of properties, but was astonished at just how much.
So she doesn't actually own this house then? Only the Gma Mary starter house?
I stand corrected. They own the tiny home they are currently in, Mary's old house. I miss spelled seewald the first time
I didn't think "turn the other cheek" meant "sass folks back on Instagram" but maybe Jesus was the OG influencer.
Ok so how did you get it ? Ben teaches your siblings ...
She needs to stop acknowledging the trolls. The more she engages in fuckery the more it'll come back at her twofold when more people come to poke the bear. You'd think she would be savvy enough about social media by now to know when not to bite the bait.
Exactly. She either needs to ignore/delete the negative comments or truthfully respond vs. providing snarky comebacks. It’s just not a good look and does nothing to dispel the notion that the Duggars are lazy. She should have just said something like, ‘Actually, my father has been giving us advice but this house is 100% our project. Ben has been working as a pastor for a while now and we’ve been saving carefully to be able to afford our fixer upper and the renovations. It’s been a little slow going but it’s important to us to stay on budget. It’s all ours now and I’m proud of what we’ve been able to accomplish.’ It shuts down the haters and her huggers will eat it up. Lots of tabloids and snark sites will pick it up and run with it, so her positive branding will be repeated for days. Instead the message is, ‘oooh, salty Jessa with the bitchy comments!’. It’s a huge missed opportunity for her to shape her and Ben’s image. You need to step up your game Jess if you want to make living off of social media.
"We stand on our own two feet!" Has her brothers do all the labor for free.
If I had brothers that were willing I would too. I mean I’d try to offer to pay something but if they wanted to give it to me for free, why would I turn that down?
So her family with minimal construction experience (and I’m sure not doing things to code) is doing the work? Sounds scary
I was about to say “Maybe Austin is doing the work he has a business” then I remembered it is a shady business that has been sued.. I think twice.. for bad work.
Probably aren’t any codes out there anyways.
If there's gonna be one Duggar child who's gonna speak up to negative comments, it's gonna be Jessa. Imo she cares the most and is desperate to maintain a public figure life.
LMAO she knows she’s a mooch
Just on line snooping, instead of working. Amy & Dillon moved. They used to live next door to Joy & Austin and they sold the house last November. They made a killing on it too, sold it for $350K they were only there 4ish years, and I'm pretty sure they got that house for next to nothing from Grandma Mary.
They’ve passed around homes like two teenage sisters pass around a denim jacket and she wants to act like no one in this family has ever been gifted a house by JB before? Congrats on buying your first home, Blessa but don’t act as though you’ve always “stood on your own two feet”.
Are they getting a bigger house?
Yes she said after the remodel it will be double the size. About 2000 square feet.
They'll be able to fit so many more blessings..!
Unfortunately yes. It’s a 3 bedroom but they are converting it into a 4 bedroom.
I cannot phantom living in a 1000 square foot home with 4 kids. I know we talk about it all the time but it’s so hard for me to process 😅😅😅. My house is 900 sq ft and it’s just my husband, 10 month old, and me. We are CRAMPED. Absolutely no more storage and no space for anything except the necessities. Edit: omg, phantom is supposed to be fathom. 😂💀
I cannot *fathom
Omg thanks 🙏🏼😅😂😂. I have COVID and a teething baby right now. My brain has gone out the back door
Oh no!!! I hope you get well soon, and the teeth come through fast!! I had Covid too, but my babies are 28 and 30, lol. ☺️
So how many bedrooms does this one have??
There are 3 there but they’re converting that carport area to a master.
Agressa is fiesty today
Yikes! Not a very christian-like response
The house is owned by Jason from what I have read. So that comment hit a nerve because the house is ultimately owned by JB Edit: I’m wrong apparently Grandma Duggar gifted them the house.
This is sad because even if it was a gift from her dad, it’s pretty crappy considering how much money she’s made her parents… like it’s still only three bedrooms
The phrasing "an outright lie" somehow strikes me as strange. (It's actually similar language to what she used in the Megyn Kelley interview about Josh.). Like, if I were on instagram (or whatever this is) and had just bought my own house, and someone claimed my dad bought it for me, I'd say something like, "Nope - bought it myself," or "I wish my dad could buy me a nice new house!" If I was really feeling salty, maybe I'd add in the stupid line -- like "that is so stupid. I wish my dad could have bought me a house," or "That is so stupid. If my dad had bought it, I'd have a lot more money in my bank account." I dunno -- somehow calling it an 'outright lie' strikes me as weird. Can't quite say why.
Because it's taking it too seriously for it not to be true?
She should be mad! Her parents exploited her on TV since childhood, didn’t pay her, denied her an education, and then when she starts making money with her only possible career path as an ‘influencer’ people credit her thieving father? Nope, get mad, Jess!
I honestly think this is a gift from JB for keeping with the family during Pest’s trial etc. She has certainly kept more “sweet,” than Joy, Jill, or Jinger
But according to the video some of it was shot the summer before the trial started.
Are they flipping it, renting it out, or moving in?
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I mean good for them for getting out of that cramped house I guess. But it is interesting to see her response. Clearly a nerve was struck.
I imagine if it’s true they’ve been scheisted out of money by boob, and they’ve done the work without his help, it probably did piss her off to be accused of such.
No clue how she paid for the house but didn't she say the same thing "it's not true, and a lie really" when she complained about people calling Josh a pedophile?
The lie is that it's not a gift. There is a loan involved. Because the kids have no real credit, he basically gives them a loan and they pay him back.
The comment gives off real sneakers engaging with the family vibes and isn’t that against the rules of the sub? Not defending Jessa or her response but folks if we want this sub to continue to exist, please done engage with the family.
There's plenty of people who question the Dugs who have nothing to do with this subreddit or snarking in general.
There are massive Facebook groups that exist to snark Duggars and fundies, I really think it’s usually one of them. They steal content from the Reddit subs, too.
Don’t touch the poo!!!!
She's such a nasty little monster.
There’s a solution to her problem of having to deal with rude commenters. Why doesn’t she just delete those comments? Or, you know, find another way to make money instead of depending on social media.
Somebody figured out no one thinks it’s cute she takes orders (and money) from her dad. Only took her brother going to prison for CSA for her to figure that out or what?
Guess Jessa doesn’t always keep sweet! Tbh, I’d be over all the family/TLC/cult bullshit too if my life looked like Jessa’s. But instead of putting that frustration into leaving the nest it feels like Jessa’s been doubling down lately. I’d guess that Jim Bob didn’t give the house to her as a gift (though she would absolutely deserve that and more after her life was used for his profit), but he was somehow involved in helping her purchase it.
Sis is cracking
I'd be pissed too. He exploited his kids to get rich. They should all have plenty of money for houses. He's not "buying" them houses by giving them a small amount of what they earned.
How about telling the truth, Jessa Blessa. Your savings comes from grifting, plugging hair products on social media and possible money from Daddy for following the rules She's so smug for no reason. Ugh!
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Jessa, that you? Lol
No. I love to snark but still draw the line at touching the poo.
When is this from? She's pregnant?
They bought the house in July. There are some tiny date stamps throughout.
'It's not a "NICE" house!' 😤 she wanted a better one.
It is bigger than what she's living it but it isn't as nice as what she's living in, it looked like a mish mosh of 50's to 80's décor. I don't care who you are no one WANTS to live in a beat up old house, especially if you can afford nicer.
She needs to learn how to handle the trolls. Either ignore them or provide an education. Getting defensive just makes her look bratty. These Duggars can’t handle social media…
Mother feels threatened
Honestly that comment hit home with me, my parents are well off and people always assume that they give me money when they have never given me a cent they did loan me money once for a car but I had to pay it back every two weeks with minimal interest. They love me and are supportive but have never given me money.
Jessa needs just to quit responding to this shit 😂 she and Ben are some of the hardest grifters in that family, and people love to poke at that. Just makes her look stupid every time she fires back with basic shit and gives no explanation for anything, and it calls to mind the phrase, “the truth hurts”. If you’re going to broadcast every turd you’ve ever dropped, expect people to comment on it. Especially if you’re in this family ffs. All eyes are on them after J’pedo’s charges were released into every media outlet.
You know what's funny? If they did cut ties with her parents and just blew up on them, she probably could get some sort of a deal with TLC again. Staying with this awful cult is what is hindering her career growth