Kody Brown's Daughter Madison Brush Says Their Family Was 'Very Poor' Before Sister Wives

Madison Brush sheds some light on the financial situation of the Brown family before their breakthrough on the hit TLC series Sister wives.

The 29-year-old daughter of Kody Brown and his ex Janelle Brown has spoken out about her Authentic company podcast on Monday, Dec. 9, saying, “Before the show, we were very poor. I think my dad was making decent money, but we had 15 kids.”

Sister wives premiered on TLC in 2010, featuring Kody, 55, and the Brown family inviting single mom Robyn Brown to their debut episode. Since then, three of Kody’s four wives – Janelle, 55, Christine Brown and Meri Brown – have left him. Robyn, 45, is now his only remaining wife.

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Janelle Brown, Christine Brown, Kody Brown, Meri Brown and Robyn Brown in 2010.

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Brush, who is currently pregnant with her fourth child with husband Caleb Brush, has been candid about her estrangement from father Kody, and the family tension played out in season 19 Sister wives. She made new claims about her father’s attitude to work during an episode of the podcast.

“My dad always went for the get-rich-quick scheme, almost always,” she said. “And that was something, that was such a foreign thought to Caleb. And I remember explaining some ideas to him and he said, ‘No, no.'”

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The father of 18 children adds: “My dad was a sign seller, but he was always doing something. Even after the play started. They invested a lot in people and things like that,” she said.

She also noticed that all her parents, including other moms Meri, Christine and Robyn, tended to spend first instead of saving.

“When we got a tax refund when we were younger, my parents immediately spent it on something,” she claimed of her large family, “and Caleb’s family was both educated and not. They saved him. They saved every dime they could.”

Janelle Brown, Kody Brown, Meri Brown, Robyn Brown, Christine Brown and family.

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However, Maddie, who recently started the Taeda Farms property and flower business with her biological mother, Janelle, noted, “My mom is relatively good with money.”

And despite seeing flaws in her parents’ financial strategies, Maddie noted that her upbringing “made me the parent I am today.”

As for Kody, he recently revealed his wishes for his broken family to PEOPLE.

“I hope all my kids get married and have kids,” he told PEOPLE during a Sept. 15 interview. “I hope for that. And I hope they find happiness in those places.”

Sister wives airs Sundays at 10pm ET on TLC.

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