This Is How Much Money Michelle And Jim Bob Duggar Are Really Worth

Business Insider notes the twin heads of the Duggar family were proudly debt-free before landing their own show, in spite of getting married when they were just teenagers and neither of them attending college. They made ends meet over the years by selling used cars and running a towing business before selling the latter for a sizable profit and using it to kick-start their real estate careers via a chicken hatchery converted into rental units.

The TLC deal kept them afloat, but Michelle and Jim Bob were doing pretty well without it. They also live modestly, buying mostly used and making their own household products including laundry detergent, bread, and baby wipes. They also don't owe anything on their house and rarely even go out to get their hair cut, preferring to save money by doing it themselves.