James Van der beek died! 48 yo :(

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I can’t imagine living on a massive ranch in isolation with my kids and no man around. Sounds scary.

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Anonymous wrote:I just wish that people would connect the dots that medical bankruptcy is a real thing and happens to lots of Americans every day. I am too jaded to think this will open a broader conversation about national health insurance or safety nets. Or that that the people who donate to James Van der Beek would also open their hearts to an unnamed destitute family in their own communities.

Except he had a multimillion dollar home in LA which he redesigned a few years ago (so he had money for that) and I think he rents out for $12,000/month and he has this property in TX.

If you'd said he is house poor, I'd get it. If you're saying he suffered from a medical bankruptcy, then I don't think you understand what bankrupt means.

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Anonymous wrote:I just wish that people would connect the dots that medical bankruptcy is a real thing and happens to lots of Americans every day. I am too jaded to think this will open a broader conversation about national health insurance or safety nets. Or that that the people who donate to James Van der Beek would also open their hearts to an unnamed destitute family in their own communities.

Except he had a multimillion dollar home in LA which he redesigned a few years ago (so he had money for that) and I think he rents out for $12,000/month and he has this property in TX.

If you'd said he is house poor, I'd get it. If you're saying he suffered from a medical bankruptcy, then I don't think you understand what bankrupt means.

Agree. They have misrepresented their situation and so many suckers have fallen for it. If it wasn’t so greedy it would be hilarious.

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Anonymous wrote:I just wish that people would connect the dots that medical bankruptcy is a real thing and happens to lots of Americans every day. I am too jaded to think this will open a broader conversation about national health insurance or safety nets. Or that that the people who donate to James Van der Beek would also open their hearts to an unnamed destitute family in their own communities.

Except he had a multimillion dollar home in LA which he redesigned a few years ago (so he had money for that) and I think he rents out for $12,000/month and he has this property in TX.

If you'd said he is house poor, I'd get it. If you're saying he suffered from a medical bankruptcy, then I don't think you understand what bankrupt means.

Agree. They have misrepresented their situation and so many suckers have fallen for it. If it wasn’t so greedy it would be hilarious.

PP here - I didn't mean that they are bankrupt, but there are families suffering from medical debt who aren't living on expensive properties or asking for money. But they won't get any sympathy.

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t understand how someone with six children and an unemployed wife would not carry sufficient life insurance for that one time they are killed when their car is run into a barrier wall.

People procrastinate on such things. It’s not uncommon. Stop judging.

i judge bad parenting, especially when the parents start begging strangers based on their bad parenting. YDY.

It seems like he did not have much more new income coming in since he did most of his acting when he was so young (ignoring royalties from his previous tv shows). In that case, do you really need much life insurance? What income are you replacing?

Begging aside, you think every person who dies young who doesn’t have a multi million dollar life insurance policy is a bad parent?

Okay. I judge you for being stupid and an @$$hole. And for modeling that to your kids, which I guess could make you… a bad parent?

Multi millions in life insurance, not necessarily. But I got life insurance as a 23 year old and a will when I got a dog so yes, I would expect a celebrity with 6 kids to have some coverage. It is exceedingly poor financial planning to not take this into consideration.

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i do wonder if some people who donated regret it now that more details have come to light

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Anonymous wrote:I have never seen a more beautiful family than James Van Der Beek’s. The kids are all so gorgeous, Kimberly is gorgeous, and I just love the way the girls dress in those flowy fabrics, peasant tops, etc.

why do you have feelings this strong about these strangers? who are a little cheesy.

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Anonymous wrote:i do wonder if some people who donated regret it now that more details have come to light

Based on the onslaught of articles popping onto my feed about them renewing their wedding vows from his deathbed, I’d say damage control has been deployed to maintain donors’ sympathies.

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I got my first 'scope at 34, family history. Still clear at 47 but staying on a 5 year schedule. Its not difficult and no reason to put off. One bit of advice for colonoscopies....have it done professionally.

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Anonymous wrote:I have never seen a more beautiful family than James Van Der Beek’s. The kids are all so gorgeous, Kimberly is gorgeous, and I just love the way the girls dress in those flowy fabrics, peasant tops, etc.

why do you have feelings this strong about these strangers? who are a little cheesy.

parasocial relationship

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I keep seeing articles justifying the gofundme with irrelevant facts, do they think the critics of this move are stupid?

1. The only thing that the lack of residuals shows is that the family was living above their means.

2. If his friends bought the house outright, that is financially idiotic because they need to pay property taxes, upkeep, and regular life expenses still.

3. If the friends made a down payment, then there must be assets or income that would qualify them for the loan.

Bottom line, you dont just live in a 5 million dollar house when you are broke. Its not how life works, and its just tacky to ask the public to fund that.

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Aside from the justified outrage, I think it’s foolish for her to want to stay, probably alone even if surrounded by well-meaning friends, on such a large piece of land. Talk about broadcasting to the entire country that a woman and six little kids live on an isolated piece of land.

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Anonymous wrote:Aside from the justified outrage, I think it’s foolish for her to want to stay, probably alone even if surrounded by well-meaning friends, on such a large piece of land. Talk about broadcasting to the entire country that a woman and six little kids live on an isolated piece of land.

+1 I would be so overwhelmed by all of this. Just sell everything and buy a 5-BR in semi-rural Iowa for almost nothing and then homeschool all you like, you won’t need to work even.

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SAG (Screen Actors Guild) insurance is in the area of $3k/month for a family.

Just adding this to those who are calculating.

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Anonymous wrote:I just wish that people would connect the dots that medical bankruptcy is a real thing and happens to lots of Americans every day. I am too jaded to think this will open a broader conversation about national health insurance or safety nets. Or that that the people who donate to James Van der Beek would also open their hearts to an unnamed destitute family in their own communities.

Except he had a multimillion dollar home in LA which he redesigned a few years ago (so he had money for that) and I think he rents out for $12,000/month and he has this property in TX.

If you'd said he is house poor, I'd get it. If you're saying he suffered from a medical bankruptcy, then I don't think you understand what bankrupt means.

When did he redesign it? You don’t know if he paid for the renovations with cash or a HELOC. That rental income might be their only source of income. Who knows what the mortgage is, property taxes and maintenance cost. He set his family up with one known source of passive income.

If you don’t think their situation warrants a donation or it’s not within your means to do so, don’t give. I didn’t donate but I don’t have a problem with them asking. I am of the mindset that they wouldn’t have asked if it wasn’t necessary. His wife is facing the reality of raising six kids alone. They have publicly stated that they used most of their money to pay for James care. I believe them.

Maybe she will ultimately downsize. Maybe she’s trying to get through this awful loss before she focuses on uprooting her kids. Also, it’s a big house in terms of square footage, but it’s five beds and three baths. That’s not exactly an unreasonable amount of space for six kids. As it is all the kids probably share a bathroom which sounds uncomfortable.