[Dilbert San Diego]

I’ve often wondered how the family supported themselves. Jim Bob never goes to work. They hint that he is involved in real estate but never really say what he does for a living.

I wonder if the fact is that TLC money has been supporting the family all these years.

Would be interesting to know how the family has made ends meet financially.

[CorporateStepsister]

It was mentioned that Jim Bob served as senator for a while and has a fat pension as a result.

[gdani]

I wonder if the fact is that TLC money has been supporting the family all these years.

Look at the credits at the end of the show. They get plenty of free stuff from advertisers/promoters, too.

They're probably all now rushing to write tell-all books to keep the $$$ coming.

This will not be the last we hear from the Duggars.

[South40]

I’ve often wondered how the family supported themselves. Jim Bob never goes to work. They hint that he is involved in real estate but never really say what he does for a living.

More specifically, they say Jim Bob owns commercial real estate that he rents, at least one of which houses a cell phone tower. I own real estate also, and I do okay. But I'm not raising 19 kids on that income, either.

[Coronal]

He got Ozzie Nelson’s old job.