Fans have followed Jinger Duggar and her family throughout the years, both before and after starting a family of her own. Recently, she admitted that early concerns that haunted her during the start of her marriage. Since then, her story has inspired fans to share advice of their own.
Counting On‘s Jinger Duggar Married Jeremy Vuolo Back In 2016
Jinger and the Duggar family became known to audiences through the TLC reality series, 19 Kids and Counting, which ran from 2008 to 2015. This was followed by the sequel series, Counting On, which ran from 2015 to 2021. She is the sixth child of Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar.
In her personal life, Jinger married former professional soccer player and pastor Jeremy Vuolo in 2016. The couple lives in California with their children.
During an episode of her Call Your Sister podcast, Jinger admitted that she had concerns during the early days of her marriage. She shared, “God was providing but I was also starting to realize how much fear I had of being in poverty, which we never would have done.”
According to Jinger, Jeremy would always find ways to help out. She recalled, “Even if the church started to not be able to…provide, then Jer would have gone and worked whatever job he had to.”
Looking back, Jinger felt that these fears never really came true, but they long haunted her. She mused, “We weren’t ever without but I think that my fear was not having what we needed in that season.”
Since Jinger’s Share, Fans Have Been Sharing How They Managed Finances During Their Own First Days In The Real World
At the time, Jeremy was working as a minister in Laredo, Texas. Jinger admitted that his income was “not much to live off of.”
Jinger continued, “That was an adjustment for me because I’m very frugal. Like, to this day, I feel like I’m pretty frugal, but I had a harder time. I think I started to have a fear of us not having enough money or something as newlyweds.”
Eventually, however, Jinger “was able to start saving money, which we were able to put towards a house eventually.” This ultimately allowed the family to relocate to Los Angeles, with Jeremy studying at The Master’s Seminary.
With the podcast’s recent share, fans have been weighing in on Jinger’s recollections. Many shared pieces of financial advice of their own. Some comments included:
- “‘Real’ life is learned through experiences. People who say your parents should have taught this. Could have taught that. Shouldn’t have done this. Should have done that. Don’t listen to them. No parent is perfect. No parent gets it all right. Any good parent is just trying to do the best they can, in the situation they are in.”
- “Teach your children how to cook and clean do laundry wash dishes how to pay bills and do groceries and how to set up a budget in the beginning. When they leave home they will know the basics of how to get by.”
- “Sisters sharing and comparing what it is like for a young couple first starting out are such sweet stories. The feelings of insecurity and being less than prepared are something any young wife can relate to. I really liked this conversation. Thanks!”
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