Janelle Brown and Kody Brown
TLCJanelle Brown She takes a second look at her marriage to Cody Brown After their split – including their finances.
“I never felt like I had much control over my own money because everyone was withdrawing from the same (account),” Janelle, 55, said. Christine Brown During the episode of Sunday, January 26 Sister wives.
Janelle, who was Kody's second wife, noted that it was “awesome” that this happened Family fund when they were a collection unit. However, looking back, she claimed that money became a problem for everyone. (Janelle announced her split from Kody, 55, in December 2022 after Kristen, 52, left her husband in November 2021.)
“We started our family that way. But, like, in the end, It was really hard“When we all first started, there was kind of this thing (where) we thought about what bills needed to be paid, how we were going to pay them, and who had priority,” Janelle said.
TLC/YouTube Janelle Brown revealed during the latest episode of Sister Wives that she has been blamed for the family's financial woes — especially by Kody Brown. Janelle, 55, told Kristen Brown during the Sunday, November 24, episode of the TLC series that after speaking with Meri Brown one episode ago, she realized that Kody, 55,[…]
“And for the last few years, Cody has been taking money and I don't know why. And the money has just been spent, a lot of it,” she claimed.
Kody – who was at one point married to Janelle and Kristen as well Merry Brown and Robyn Brown He denied the accusations of spending money without reason. (Merry, 53, and Kody confirmed their split in January 2023. He is still married to Robyn, 46.)
“I've been a father for 18 years and a husband to more than just Janelle,” Cody joked. “So we had a lot of places we needed money to go that weren't always Janelle's business.”
He explained that since Janelle was “doing the bookkeeping” for the family, she saw all the transactions without logic coming through her desk. “So, she was supposed to pay some bills that we all have to pay,” Cody added.
Meanwhile, Janelle said she doesn't have access to the money as much as Kody claimed.
“He likes this mantra that somehow I was the powerful person with all the financial control,” Janelle responded, insisting, “I was really just the person who recorded the transactions and sent them to the CPA.”
Earlier this season, Janelle claimed as much Cody was spreading lies About how it affects their family's finances. She claimed that Kody told Meri during their marriage that Janelle “controlled the money,” but that wasn't the case.
“I'm like, 'Man, if I had control over the money, we would have paid for (Coyote Pass and) built a house,'” Janelle told Kristen during the Nov. 24 episode. She claimed she simply recorded “what was spent and sent it to the accountant.”
Cody did not clarify the misconception at the time, telling cameras, “It's funny, my other wives remember Janelle controlling the money.” He admitted that he was “guiding where the money went”, but claimed that they “all had access to the account”.
On Sunday's episode, it was Janelle and Meri Finally on the same page About money – and their ongoing territorial feud with Cody and Robyn. Kody's ex-wives agreed to each get her own attorney so she could get an equal share of the family's Coyote Pass property in Arizona.
After Kristen broke up with Kody, she gave her share of the land to her ex-husband and his fourth wife, Robyn. However, Janelle and Meri are still on the title and therefore wish to sell and cash out of their assets.
“I was confident that everything would work out in the end. Looking back now, I'm like, 'Wow, that's really stupid. Why didn't I insist that we all get titles on all the pieces?'” Janelle told the cameras. “I was so confident “I think.”
While speaking with Merry about their respective dues, the two women said they “paid for the land from the family account” and “paid for it equally.”
Janelle Brown was overcome with emotion as she contemplated her next steps after a brutal fight with Kody Brown on Sister Wives. During the Sunday, September 10, episode of the TLC reality series, viewers saw Janelle and Kody, both 54, grappling with the aftermath of the feud that aired one week prior. With tears flowing (…)
But Cody claimed that this was not true. “We didn't pay for Coyote Pass equally. I paid for it all myself, at least 92 percent of it.” “We all shared the rest of the property.”
Different memories It led to more tension Between Cody and the women. “I feel like Kody and Robyn probably have some plan of what they want to do and how they want to handle it. I think Janelle has some plan, and I know I do too,” Meri explained. “And none of us are talking to each other, because none of us are We trust each other.”
Cody told the cameras that he was “working on the case,” but… Don't rush to get it done. “I'm not your servant who bosses you around,” he said of his ex-girlfriends.
Meanwhile, Janelle revealed during her confessional that she just wants to end the Earth issues “because that's the only thing that still connects me to Kody and Robyn.” “I'm ready to close this chapter,” she added.
Sister wives It airs on TLC Sundays at 10 PM ET.
