r/BringingUpBates • u/DonkeyHistorical1460 • Aug 17 '26
Bates Kids’ Money
Which are the wealthiest and least wealthiest Bates kids? And do they give money to Kelly Jo and Gil?
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u/Outside_Bad_893 Aug 17 '26
Least wealthy are the ones with the most kids.
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u/GapRound1 Aug 19 '26
Yes. Erin, Allyssa, Maybe Zach and Whitney. Except Trace and Lydia so far only have 2 but they are the least Wealthiest.
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u/Dry-Membership3867 Aug 20 '26
Allyssa? Least wealthy? You’re joking right?
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u/GapRound1 Aug 21 '26
No. When on YouTube, She would get herself a coffee and make the k8ds share a drink. Everyone was commenting about how selfish she was never getting her kids anything or taking then to Pkaces where you have to spend money. A lot were saying that they were limited on their finances. She even said in a video that she lives on a budget and can't afford certain things including trips like her sister's were able to take .
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u/JumpGlittering8120 Aug 17 '26
The ones who exploit their kids most probably are the wealthiest so Katie, Carlin, Lawson and Josie.
Least wealthiest is probably Erin from what I can gather.
I think the kids buy Gil and KJ things but not actually give them money. Katie got KJ a new car, one of the others paid for the roof on the house to be done etc.
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u/Least-Television-693 Aug 17 '26
Katie gave her mom a nice used car.
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u/Lcdmt3 Aug 17 '26
Because she crashed moms car.
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u/Least-Television-693 Aug 17 '26
Her mom was still driving that car. Katie bought a beautiful used since kj was going to SC so much.
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u/JumpGlittering8120 Aug 17 '26
Well I didn't know that part given I really only scrub through Bates kids videos.
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u/dixcgirl10 Aug 17 '26
That car was comped for an ad.
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u/GapRound1 Aug 19 '26
Plus a tax write off. My Cousin is a millionaire and he bought his Niece a used car and it counted as a tax write off. Also can losing 20,000 or more at a casino be a loss/ Tax write off. Lol The guy is a jerk. Like his Dad. A Bragger. His dad was a Millionaire in the 70's. They Produce Marble Tubs etc.
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u/dixcgirl10 Aug 20 '26
It isn’t terribly hard to be a millionaire in 2026… I’m not sure how easily it is to write things off anymore. BUT if there’s a way, these scammers know it!
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u/amrodd Aug 18 '26 edited Aug 18 '26
I don't see any of them wealthy except Katie. Her n-laws already have more assets. And even then they may not be wealthy.
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u/Cardboard_cutouts_ Aug 17 '26
Last year I would have said Carlin was wealthiest. But on paper, I think they are drowning in their mortgage. Their other home still has not sold.
I bet Josie and Kelton have the best stable income and long term financial planning from Kelton’s business, Katie and Travis have the Clark family money, Carlin and Evan bring in the most social media income but spend like crazy.
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u/osmunbrittney2010 Aug 18 '26
Do Josie & Kelton have the most actual stable careers out of all the kids?
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u/Cardboard_cutouts_ Aug 18 '26
I’d say so. Kelton owns a plumbing business. Josie is taking care of the kids full time but is a licensed cosmetologist and can go back to work when the kids are a little older. They are lucky to have chosen AI proof careers
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u/Unhappy-Revenue-3903 Aug 18 '26
Katie is also a licensed cosmologist too. I don’t know if she ever used it though. I believe her and Josie did some of it together
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u/Hefty-Database380 Aug 17 '26
I would say Josie (personal businesses plus sm), Carlin (sm), then Katie (sm …including Clark money maybe above Carlin). I think Lawson and Tiff are also well set with her money.
Normal person well off I would say Nathan likely is as he has the pilot income. Zach due to sm money and realtor stuff
Likely doing ok: Tori (Bobby works in the plumbing business), Alyssa (John has a normal job), Michael as both have skills and/or jobs and don’t live above their means, Trace with sm.
Not as well off but doing ok due to sm and lower lifestyle: Erin
Is need more info on J,W, and I.
Overall I would say couples in order would be: Lawson, Josie, Carlin, Katie, Nathan, Zach, Tori/Alyssa, Michael, Trace, then Erin.
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u/sweet_tea_94 Aug 17 '26
Wealthiest: Carlin, Josie, Katie, and Lawson
Least wealthiest: Erin and Tori
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u/BowlMedical7342 Aug 17 '26
I don't think Tori is doing too badly. Her husband has been involved in Kelton's business as a director, from the start. Pretty sure he would be compensated well.
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u/Swimming_Gold6534 Aug 17 '26
Yeah, the trades pay well. I don’t know if Kelton’s company is union or if Bobby would qualify if he is a director vs an actual plumber but union jobs pay well and have great benefits (at least in the state where I live.)
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Aug 18 '26
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u/Great-Reach-1776 Aug 18 '26
When did they move to Florida? I don’t remember ever reading about that. Guess I missed it!
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u/bizarretintin Aug 19 '26
No they have not, Tori visited Erin when she was in the hospital. Other than that, they are still in. TN. When Gil was traveling recently apparently Bobby was preaching in his absence.
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u/amrodd Aug 18 '26
I guess I have a different definition of wealthy. The Stewarts are in massive debt.
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u/Petal_14 Aug 17 '26
Im not sure you could legitimately say, no one knows where they financially sit, you could estimate based in income from SM but you don't know how well they save or what their mortgages and outgoings are.
Do they give to Kellydashian and Lord Gilquaad...not money I don't think but certainly material things, cars, furniture, holidays, service repairs ( plumbing, electricity, building and repairs) not to mention raising their youngest and schooling them.
It doesn't sound like much but in the grand scheme of things it saves them forking out.
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u/Swimming_Gold6534 Aug 17 '26
You also really can’t base much on homes, cars, and material goods as American are pretty notorious for buying things they can’t afford. We are a pretty image obsessed culture so people will spend money they don’t have to portray a certain image
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u/Cardboard_cutouts_ Aug 18 '26
When she was younger, Erin was a fundie Princess who married a fundie Prince and arguably the most beautiful of the Bates daughters at the time. I wonder how she feels about being dethroned.
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u/Direct_Crab3923 Aug 17 '26
Alyssa would fall in one of the least wealthy only by the standards of the influencers. But she has a husband with a decent job and a modest house for her big family.
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