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[quote=Anonymous]To answer the original OP's question, the way the mom manages to have all the money to spend is that several in the family receive disability.  This, coupled with food stamps and the housing assistance provide enough for a family to do pretty well. Its also likely they have money coming in on the side - either legal (maybe she does hair or nails on the side or babysits) or something illegal.

I have a friend with 7 kids and a husband. She lives in a nice townhome. She homeschools her kids and her DH does not work. She has one child with true special needs and receives disability, her husband has a "bad knee" and is on disability and she herself has her paperwork in for disability for "chronic migraines" and I think a bad back.   She also tried to get it for her 16 yr old daughter for the same reason but it didn't work. They found out how to work the disability angle for themselves from a client of their side business - they do translation - the client said you do some translations for me and I will line you up with the right doc and tell you how to navigate the process, etc.

They also receive food stamps and housing assistance. 
They go on several nice vacations a year and their kids always have nice clothes and nice electronics.

There is little incentive for either adult to truly become gainfully employed at this point.[/quote]

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