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Anonymous wrote:I was surprised Spielberg gave 25k to go fund. He should be embarrassed. Easily could afford much more than that considering his wealth.

I would love to know how much he donates each year to families that are ACTUALLY in need.

Spielberg's noted charity donations
https://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/steven-spielberg

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Anonymous wrote:They bought the $4.7M farm within the last month (they’d previously been renting it). Why are they asking us regular folk for money again?

Is that really true? That's actually kind of infuriating to be asking for donations if that's true. Ugh.

DP That's what is being reported on TMZ
https://www.tmz.com/2026/02/13/james-van-der-beek-purchased-texas-ranch-before-dying/

The ranch is a massive 36 acres with a 5,149-square-foot main house that features 5 bedrooms and three bathrooms. There's also cabins and a pool on the ranch, plus sweeping views of the Pedernales River.

Ffs. People dumb enough to donate, whatever.

Until he got sick, why wasn't he churning out Hallmark Channel movies? He would have made bank and his widow wouldn't have needed to grift. As it was, he barely worked for 20 years and she didn't work at all. And now people are paying her millions to live a lavish lifestyle? Okay.

Exactly. There’s no reason why he and his wife couldn’t get normal jobs and live in a normal sized house like the majority of the US. He had a better start than most people.

Get a normal job……like you? Is that what’s bothering you so much?

NP: do you think it is wise planning to have no income and no plan for income with 6 kids and an unemployed spouse?

Well, he wasn’t educated and probably didn’t have a normal upbringing.

But yes, most adults should realize that it’s wise to live below your means while socking away money in case life throws you a curveball.

If someone offered me $4M for a house, I’d probably tap $1M and invest the rest.

And as someone with a stressful white collar job with relentless hours, I’m fairly annoyed when a family launches a Go Fund Me or begs more stable relatives for money when the sole provider dies AND the SAHM wants to continue being a SAHM. It’s one thing to ask for help to cover a transition back to the workforce; it’s quite another story when the person never envisions working (ever).

I know women who simply got divorced and had the same expectation of never working. I’m still baffled by women in their 50s and 60s who tell people they are SAHMs…when their kids launched many, many years ago.

It’s obviously sad, but he knew he was sick for a while. If Tori Spelling can downsize to a small place with her brood, then surely anyone can.

And where are the grandparents?

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Anonymous wrote:So the latest is that his friends paid for a down payment on the ranch. So how does one secure a mortgage on a 5 million dollar ranch with no income or assets?!? Did they commit mortgage fraud?

They may still own the place in CA, with the rental income being used to cover mortgage payments. But they’re now “house poor” because they also need to feed the kids.

And most people “ feed the kids” with 9 to 5s, not go fund mes.

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Anonymous wrote:They bought the $4.7M farm within the last month (they’d previously been renting it). Why are they asking us regular folk for money again?

Is that really true? That's actually kind of infuriating to be asking for donations if that's true. Ugh.

DP That's what is being reported on TMZ
https://www.tmz.com/2026/02/13/james-van-der-beek-purchased-texas-ranch-before-dying/

The ranch is a massive 36 acres with a 5,149-square-foot main house that features 5 bedrooms and three bathrooms. There's also cabins and a pool on the ranch, plus sweeping views of the Pedernales River.

Ffs. People dumb enough to donate, whatever.

Until he got sick, why wasn't he churning out Hallmark Channel movies? He would have made bank and his widow wouldn't have needed to grift. As it was, he barely worked for 20 years and she didn't work at all. And now people are paying her millions to live a lavish lifestyle? Okay.

Exactly. There’s no reason why he and his wife couldn’t get normal jobs and live in a normal sized house like the majority of the US. He had a better start than most people.

Get a normal job……like you? Is that what’s bothering you so much?

Nothing about this seems off to you? Asking the public for money to fund an affluent lifestyle is perfectly normal and acceptable?

Corporations and politicians do it every day.

Anonymous wrote:So the latest is that his friends paid for a down payment on the ranch. So how does one secure a mortgage on a 5 million dollar ranch with no income or assets?!? Did they commit mortgage fraud?

They may still own the place in CA, with the rental income being used to cover mortgage payments. But they’re now “house poor” because they also need to feed the kids.

I have no problem with any decisions made by this family and if that entails forgoing life insurance, health insurance, or not keeping savings in general.

But the moment you ask for the general public to donate to you, then you open yourself up to well deserved scrutiny when the numbers dont make logical sense.

Anonymous wrote:The whole thing seems in bad taste, if nothing else. I’m sorry he passed away and that this financial information issue is now part of his legacy.

Well said.

So the latest is that his friends paid for a down payment on the ranch. So how does one secure a mortgage on a 5 million dollar ranch with no income or assets?!? Did they commit mortgage fraud?

Anonymous wrote:The Go Fund Me is up to 2.6 million and still going! I am happy for them.

Making it clear you lack good ethics much less adequate brain cells.

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Anonymous wrote:They bought the $4.7M farm within the last month (they’d previously been renting it). Why are they asking us regular folk for money again?

Is that really true? That's actually kind of infuriating to be asking for donations if that's true. Ugh.

DP That's what is being reported on TMZ
https://www.tmz.com/2026/02/13/james-van-der-beek-purchased-texas-ranch-before-dying/

The ranch is a massive 36 acres with a 5,149-square-foot main house that features 5 bedrooms and three bathrooms. There's also cabins and a pool on the ranch, plus sweeping views of the Pedernales River.

Ffs. People dumb enough to donate, whatever.

Until he got sick, why wasn't he churning out Hallmark Channel movies? He would have made bank and his widow wouldn't have needed to grift. As it was, he barely worked for 20 years and she didn't work at all. And now people are paying her millions to live a lavish lifestyle? Okay.

Exactly. There’s no reason why he and his wife couldn’t get normal jobs and live in a normal sized house like the majority of the US. He had a better start than most people.

Get a normal job……like you? Is that what’s bothering you so much?

Nothing about this seems off to you? Asking the public for money to fund an affluent lifestyle is perfectly normal and acceptable?

The Go Fund Me is up to 2.6 million and still going! I am happy for them.

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Anonymous wrote:They bought the $4.7M farm within the last month (they’d previously been renting it). Why are they asking us regular folk for money again?

Is that really true? That's actually kind of infuriating to be asking for donations if that's true. Ugh.

DP That's what is being reported on TMZ
https://www.tmz.com/2026/02/13/james-van-der-beek-purchased-texas-ranch-before-dying/

The ranch is a massive 36 acres with a 5,149-square-foot main house that features 5 bedrooms and three bathrooms. There's also cabins and a pool on the ranch, plus sweeping views of the Pedernales River.

Ffs. People dumb enough to donate, whatever.

Until he got sick, why wasn't he churning out Hallmark Channel movies? He would have made bank and his widow wouldn't have needed to grift. As it was, he barely worked for 20 years and she didn't work at all. And now people are paying her millions to live a lavish lifestyle? Okay.

Exactly. There’s no reason why he and his wife couldn’t get normal jobs and live in a normal sized house like the majority of the US. He had a better start than most people.

Get a normal job……like you? Is that what’s bothering you so much?

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Anonymous wrote:I was surprised Spielberg gave 25k to go fund. He should be embarrassed. Easily could afford much more than that considering his wealth.

I would love to know how much he donates each year to families that are ACTUALLY in need.

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Anonymous wrote:They bought the $4.7M farm within the last month (they’d previously been renting it). Why are they asking us regular folk for money again?

Is that really true? That's actually kind of infuriating to be asking for donations if that's true. Ugh.

DP That's what is being reported on TMZ
https://www.tmz.com/2026/02/13/james-van-der-beek-purchased-texas-ranch-before-dying/

The ranch is a massive 36 acres with a 5,149-square-foot main house that features 5 bedrooms and three bathrooms. There's also cabins and a pool on the ranch, plus sweeping views of the Pedernales River.

Ffs. People dumb enough to donate, whatever.

Until he got sick, why wasn't he churning out Hallmark Channel movies? He would have made bank and his widow wouldn't have needed to grift. As it was, he barely worked for 20 years and she didn't work at all. And now people are paying her millions to live a lavish lifestyle? Okay.

Exactly. There’s no reason why he and his wife couldn’t get normal jobs and live in a normal sized house like the majority of the US. He had a better start than most people.

Get a normal job……like you? Is that what’s bothering you so much?

NP: do you think it is wise planning to have no income and no plan for income with 6 kids and an unemployed spouse?

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Anonymous wrote:They bought the $4.7M farm within the last month (they’d previously been renting it). Why are they asking us regular folk for money again?

Is that really true? That's actually kind of infuriating to be asking for donations if that's true. Ugh.

DP That's what is being reported on TMZ
https://www.tmz.com/2026/02/13/james-van-der-beek-purchased-texas-ranch-before-dying/

The ranch is a massive 36 acres with a 5,149-square-foot main house that features 5 bedrooms and three bathrooms. There's also cabins and a pool on the ranch, plus sweeping views of the Pedernales River.

Ffs. People dumb enough to donate, whatever.

Until he got sick, why wasn't he churning out Hallmark Channel movies? He would have made bank and his widow wouldn't have needed to grift. As it was, he barely worked for 20 years and she didn't work at all. And now people are paying her millions to live a lavish lifestyle? Okay.

Exactly. There’s no reason why he and his wife couldn’t get normal jobs and live in a normal sized house like the majority of the US. He had a better start than most people.

Get a normal job……like you? Is that what’s bothering you so much?