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mom2aidanNpiper · 12-27-2012, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by crjack

What ever happened to their house in Utah? It seems like they still "own" it but that would mean another mortgage to pay.

Also, I thought he was only legally married to Meri so how do Janelle & Christine use Brown as their legal name on their bankrupcy filings?

I think (?) that family is using (or at least watching over) their Utah house. Hopefully they are at least getting some rent out of it!

As for last names, anyone over 18 can get a legal name change. You can change it to whatever you want

you have to pay the legal fees however, when you get married you don't

katrina1122 · 12-27-2012, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by mom2aidanNpiper

I think (?) that family is using (or at least watching over) their Utah house. Hopefully they are at least getting some rent out of it!

As for last names, anyone over 18 can get a legal name change. You can change it to whatever you want

you have to pay the legal fees however, when you get married you don't

Yes...if you were a Friends watcher think back to when Phoebe was changing her last name after getting married but didn't want to take her husbands last name so "she briefly becomes "Princess Consuela Bananahammock" but requests that the friends call her "Valerie". To show her how ridiculous it sounds, Mike suggests changing his name to "Crap Bag". Phoebe relents but wants to keep the name "Bananahammock" until learning that it is slang for a Speedo. She changes her name to Phoebe Buffay-Hannigan." from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoebe_Buffay

Had she not gotten married she could have chosen to change her name to Princess Consuela Bananahammock as well.

ilovemk76 · 12-27-2012, 06:12 PM

I love how Christine listed herself as single and her "companion" supplied $1200 a month to the household. She also got food stamps until 2010 when she filed for bankruptcy.

Scamming the welfare system is common in "PLYG" families. They really are not self-supporting. This family is not exception, until the show money arrived.

Meri and Kody files in 2006.

Teresa Pitman · 12-27-2012, 06:24 PM

Wow, those bankruptcy papers were interesting! I guess when Kody and Meri filed, they included Kody's other kids? Since they only actually have one together. And it was interesting that until two years ago Christine was getting food stamps.

Wonder where they would be today without the show, given their financial situation there. And what will happen to them when it ends.

I wonder if they even plan it deliberately: "we'll put everything on Janelle's credit cards, then let her go bankrupt" so that all those debts are effectively cancelled. Then while Janelle builds her credit back up, they put everything on Meri's credit cards, and again go bankrupt. Debts cancelled. But no problem, now they can put things on Christine's credit cards. By the time she goes bankrupt, Janelle will be able to have a credit card again and they can start the cycle over.

TP

ebtbmom · 12-27-2012, 10:17 PM

Wow, this information is really disappointing. I'm all for people living their lives how they want to but if they are making terrible financial decisions and living off of tax payers,

.

Wasn't Merri going to school during the first season, what was that for? I don't understand why these women can't get jobs, I'd love to be able to stay home with my kid too (when he was little) but then I COULDN'T PAY THE BILLS, so I've worked full time his entire life.

minnieandmickey · 12-28-2012, 12:48 AM

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Originally Posted by ilovemk76

I love how Christine listed herself as single and her "companion" supplied $1200 a month to the household. She also got food stamps until 2010 when she filed for bankruptcy.

Scamming the welfare system is common in "PLYG" families. They really are not self-supporting. This family is not exception, until the show money arrived.

Meri and Kody files in 2006.

Wow 2 years and get a loan like that. Must be nice.....

ronandannette · 12-28-2012, 09:05 AM

It was mentioned earlier in the thread that each adult is paid $75,000/episode for the show. If that is true, do the math: $75,000x5=$375,000x8=$2,960,000. $2,960,000 per season!!! They are ROLLING in it! The four houses can be paid for free-and-clear and they still have a million left over? I'm simply mystified

by all this talk about them being poor...

mom2rtk · 12-28-2012, 09:17 AM

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Originally Posted by ronandannette

It was mentioned earlier in the thread that each adult is paid $75,000/episode for the show. If that is true, do the math: $75,000x5=$375,000x8=$2,960,000. $2,960,000 per season!!! They are ROLLING in it! The four houses can be paid for free-and-clear and they still have a million left over? I'm simply mystified

by all this talk about them being poor...

I have every confidence that they can still blow it.

BriarfoxinWA · 12-28-2012, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by ronandannette

It was mentioned earlier in the thread that each adult is paid $75,000/episode for the show. If that is true, do the math: $75,000x5=$375,000x8=$2,960,000. $2,960,000 per season!!! They are ROLLING in it! The four houses can be paid for free-and-clear and they still have a million left over? I'm simply mystified

by all this talk about them being poor...

They have to have some sort of drama on the show. It wouldn't be good TV if they show them spending the millions the make from the show. Much better to show them struggling to get by.

KBoopaloo · 12-28-2012, 10:12 AM

There is a great blog site that discusses the episodes, the family, their many bankruptcies and speculates on how much they get paid by TLC (the consensus there is that it is much less than what has been speculated here). Anyway, if you are interested in the show, it is worth checking out.

http://sisterwivesblog.blogspot.com/

I always tell myself that I am going to stop watching this show but it is like a trainwreck that I can't turn away from!.

thedonduck · 12-28-2012, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by BriarfoxinWA

They have to have some sort of drama on the show. It wouldn't be good TV if they show them spending the millions the make from the show. Much better to show them struggling to get by.

Hence this year's Meri drama over the baby. Think about it.... every year has been some sort of drama

Season 1- courtship and marriage
Season 2- the move
Season 3- Soloman
Season 4- money issues and lead up to Meri baby drama/Logan move out
Season 5- Meri baby?

BriarfoxinWA · 12-28-2012, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by thedonduck

Hence this year's Meri drama over the baby. Think about it.... every year has been some sort of drama

Season 1- courtship and marriage
Season 2- the move
Season 3- Soloman
Season 4- money issues and lead up to Meri baby drama/Logan move out
Season 5- Meri baby?

I bet season 5 will be Kody marries Robyn's sister

mom2rtk · 12-28-2012, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by KBoopaloo

I always tell myself that I am going to stop watching this show but it is like a trainwreck that I can't turn away from!.

Train wrecks are dramatic. It's what keeps reality shows in business.

ADisneyQueen · 12-28-2012, 10:35 AM

About the house in Utah, on the episode where they go back with their dog, Meri says her sister is renting the house from them.

Claudia1 · 12-28-2012, 09:38 PM

taxes will take a lot of their money..... assuming they pay them.....

12-27-2012, 10:17 PM	#440
ebtbmom DIS Veteran Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: NC Posts: 1,417	Wow, this information is really disappointing. I'm all for people living their lives how they want to but if they are making terrible financial decisions and living off of tax payers, . Wasn't Merri going to school during the first season, what was that for? I don't understand why these women can't get jobs, I'd love to be able to stay home with my kid too (when he was little) but then I COULDN'T PAY THE BILLS, so I've worked full time his entire life. __________________ ME DH DS15 11/2004 1st trip, ASM,11/2006 2nd trip, POP,6/2008 day trip DLR,11/2008 3rd trip, POP,1/2010 DLR at DLH!,1/2011 1st solo POFQ, 11/2011 POR, 3/2012 B-day trip! 10/2012 POP

12-28-2012, 09:05 AM	#442
ronandannette DIS Veteran Join Date: May 2006 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Posts: 549	It was mentioned earlier in the thread that each adult is paid $75,000/episode for the show. If that is true, do the math: $75,000x5=$375,000x8=$2,960,000. $2,960,000 per season!!! They are ROLLING in it! The four houses can be paid for free-and-clear and they still have a million left over? I'm simply mystified by all this talk about them being poor... __________________ DL & Monarch of The Seas 2004 WDW & Mariner of the Seas 2006 DL & DCA 2011 DL & DCA 2013

12-28-2012, 10:12 AM	#445
KBoopaloo DIS Veteran Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 659	There is a great blog site that discusses the episodes, the family, their many bankruptcies and speculates on how much they get paid by TLC (the consensus there is that it is much less than what has been speculated here). Anyway, if you are interested in the show, it is worth checking out. http://sisterwivesblog.blogspot.com/ I always tell myself that I am going to stop watching this show but it is like a trainwreck that I can't turn away from!. __________________ 1984 - Contemporary ~ 1991 - Caribbean Beach ~ 1999 - Port Orleans French Quarter ~ 2000 - Vista Way (College Program) ~ 2001 - AllStar Music ~ 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006 & 2007 - Port Orleans Riverside ~ 2008 Beach Club ~2008 Animal Kingdom Lodge~ 2009 Saratoga Springs(x2) & Pop Century 2010 Boardwalk Inn, Animal Kingdom Lodge Villas - Jambo House & Coronado Springs~ 2011 Port Orleans French Quarter & Kidani Village(April), Old Key West & Beach Club (October) 2012 AKV - Jambo and Yacht Club (Commodore Suite!)

12-28-2012, 10:35 AM	#449
ADisneyQueen DIS Veteran Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: PA Posts: 3,346	About the house in Utah, on the episode where they go back with their dog, Meri says her sister is renting the house from them. __________________ Our Family DH Me DD16 DD12, DC 18 RIP, DC 1 Dec.2001-First family trip to WDW, ASMovies Nov.2003-CSR,Oct. 2004-Offsite at HIFS(now Nick Hotel)March 2006-POP,Easter March 2008- POP Christmas 2009-CBR and RI Seaworld,June 2012-POP Aug 2013- LM at AOA and CSR?

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12-27-2012, 06:12 PM	#438
ilovemk76 DIS Veteran Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,648	I love how Christine listed herself as single and her "companion" supplied $1200 a month to the household. She also got food stamps until 2010 when she filed for bankruptcy. Scamming the welfare system is common in "PLYG" families. They really are not self-supporting. This family is not exception, until the show money arrived. Meri and Kody files in 2006.

12-27-2012, 06:24 PM	#439
Teresa Pitman DIS Veteran Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 2,593	Wow, those bankruptcy papers were interesting! I guess when Kody and Meri filed, they included Kody's other kids? Since they only actually have one together. And it was interesting that until two years ago Christine was getting food stamps. Wonder where they would be today without the show, given their financial situation there. And what will happen to them when it ends. I wonder if they even plan it deliberately: "we'll put everything on Janelle's credit cards, then let her go bankrupt" so that all those debts are effectively cancelled. Then while Janelle builds her credit back up, they put everything on Meri's credit cards, and again go bankrupt. Debts cancelled. But no problem, now they can put things on Christine's credit cards. By the time she goes bankrupt, Janelle will be able to have a credit card again and they can start the cycle over. TP

12-28-2012, 09:38 PM	#450
Claudia1 Torments DISers with choc. chip cookie escapades Step AWAY from the cake, ma'am! Join Date: Aug 1999 Posts: 3,153	taxes will take a lot of their money..... assuming they pay them.....