Hey guys. I live in NW Arkansas, in a town over from where they (the Duggars) live. Discovery makes them out to be paupers, in the fact that they (Discovery) donated the playground equipment, etc., and highlighted that this family buys all of their clothing from a resale shop/thrift store. These people are wealthy. A few years ago the man ran for state senate (and lost) and it was reported in the papers here that he spent $100,000 of his own money towards the campaign! He is a "real estate investor" as he claims (don't know what else he might have a trade in though).

Their new house is on 17 acres or something like that in Springdale, Arkansas. To be able to purchase that kind of land up here--they are loaded. Land in Northwest Arkansas is pricey (say $50,000-$100,000 and up for a lot--much less acreage when you can actually find it.). Northwest Arkansas is not like other areas in Arkansas--this is the land of the rich basically and everything up here is catered to the elite. (Um exclude my family from that ha ha as we are not rich.). It's even pricier than Little Rock.

They have their kids at the clinic & hospital that I go to; my ultrasound tech (I just had our 4th baby) is the lady in the videos with them. She delivered a lot of their babies. They are very "well known" in this area, and they are rumored to be really nice people. I've seen them out but I don't know them personally. I think she's nuts to keep having that many kids too, especially since they have friends coming in all through the week just to help them keep the laundry, cleaning, etc. up. Plus each of their older kids has a "buddy" apparently and is somewhat responsible for this younger sibling. But then again I totally believe that if they can afford all of these kids, want them, and are good to them & can take care of them, then they have the right and if it makes them happy they should go for it.

I was told by someone that works at a very popular local restaurant that my family and I frequent that the Duggar family comes in on 'kids eat free nights' and they take up the entire restaurant! I didn't think to ask if the place really lets all of those kids eat for free or not! I really wonder how she stays sane though. I couldn't do it.