Cullen and Katie: House Woes Part #9
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I don't think Katie's tolerance of the Lannings or the Mechams has to do with being brought up well or her being polite. It's good for their views and their subscriber count to do cross overs with larger channels. It's a business for them and it makes them money. It's the same reason you network and you're friendly with your boss or your CEO or the Vice Presidents of your company, even if you don't like them personally. In my opinion, if Katie was brought up well she wouldn't be content earning a living by exploiting her kids for clicks on the internet.
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I think the only reason Katie is ok with how they make their money is because she wants that lifestyle and knows Cullen likely cant provide it any other way. She grew up with money, her sister now has the same lifestyle and if it weren't for youtube Katie would be the one working.HashtagBlessed wrote:I don't think Katie's tolerance of the Lannings or the Mechams has to do with being brought up well or her being polite. It's good for their views and their subscriber count to do cross overs with larger channels. It's a business for them and it makes them money. It's the same reason you network and you're friendly with your boss or your CEO or the Vice Presidents of your company, even if you don't like them personally. In my opinion, if Katie was brought up well she wouldn't be content earning a living by exploiting her kids for clicks on the internet.
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Katie knew what type of lifestyle Cullen would be able to provide when she married him. If she wanted to live a certain lifestyle as a sahm without the support of her parents, she should have married someone else. Cullen is a middle management type of guy.
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She did earn her PhD so I tend to think she thought with this investment in education, she would work after children like she started with part-time. I agree, I believe she could see they may have needed to be a two income family if Cullen stayed in a traditional job, but you know he might have excelled in a position and advance to the point they could live off one income.Lovethesnark wrote:Katie knew what type of lifestyle Cullen would be able to provide when she married him. If she wanted to live a certain lifestyle as a sahm without the support of her parents, she should have married someone else. Cullen is a middle management type of guy.
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I don't know if this is true. The YT business is really a mystery with what channels earn. We base some things off of Social Blade or vidIQ. I actually think if he worked a traditional job and he is advancing, he might be doing just as well/better than their channel income. Add if Katie was working part-time, it could be even better than what they are presently doing. You need to see that in other jobs you would also receive health/dental/retirement/pension benefits that you don't earn with a YT business, but (this is significant) they don't have daycare cost. This is just looking at it from a financial standpoint and pure speculation.FakingIt_MakingIt wrote:I think the only reason Katie is ok with how they make their money is because she wants that lifestyle and knows Cullen likely cant provide it any other way. She grew up with money, her sister now has the same lifestyle and if it weren't for youtube Katie would be the one working.HashtagBlessed wrote:I don't think Katie's tolerance of the Lannings or the Mechams has to do with being brought up well or her being polite. It's good for their views and their subscriber count to do cross overs with larger channels. It's a business for them and it makes them money. It's the same reason you network and you're friendly with your boss or your CEO or the Vice Presidents of your company, even if you don't like them personally. In my opinion, if Katie was brought up well she wouldn't be content earning a living by exploiting her kids for clicks on the internet.
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I forgot to mention in yesterday's vlog "Baby's First Swim" that I chuckled when Kelley swapped out Cullen's Pringles chips for carrots. She has clearly stated in a few vlogs that they seem to eat unhealthy and offer healthier options. Go Kelley!
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I tend to agree with this point. She married someone who was most likely never going to provide the income a successful doctor or lawyer would be able to provide. But I think rather than being content with a simpler life she's been tempted by the easy money. When Cullen lost his second job in a year, and Katie realized she didn't want to work outside the home, YouTube was seemingly the only way they could maintain their lifestyle.FakingIt_MakingIt wrote:I think the only reason Katie is ok with how they make their money is because she wants that lifestyle and knows Cullen likely cant provide it any other way. She grew up with money, her sister now has the same lifestyle and if it weren't for youtube Katie would be the one working.HashtagBlessed wrote:I don't think Katie's tolerance of the Lannings or the Mechams has to do with being brought up well or her being polite. It's good for their views and their subscriber count to do cross overs with larger channels. It's a business for them and it makes them money. It's the same reason you network and you're friendly with your boss or your CEO or the Vice Presidents of your company, even if you don't like them personally. In my opinion, if Katie was brought up well she wouldn't be content earning a living by exploiting her kids for clicks on the internet.
They could probably afford to live in that area on Cullen's single income at a normal middle management job if they lived on a tight budget. But then they wouldn't be looking at $600,000 houses.
(I will never understand why Kelly and Jay wanted to jump on the bandwagon. They don't need the money. The only thing I can think of is Kelly likes multi-day marketing get-rich-quick schemes and this is her pet project to earn an income.)
I'm just so puzzled that these parents don't have a strong enough protective instinct and enough sense to stop exploiting their kids and just work to provide a normal childhood for their children. I think this is Cullen's "passion project" because he loves the attention and Katie rationalizes it by telling herself she's encouraging him to pursue his dream. The fact that he's now finally keeping her in a lifestyle that more closely resembles her family's lifestyle is probably also a major factor in her co-signing this lunacy. It will continue until it's no longer lucrative.
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I am not convinced their next house will be in the six hundred thousand range. E+J could do this with their views/subs and maybe even Bonnie from what shows on vidIQ, but I don't think they are in the same position unless money is coming outside of YT income. To qualify for this range house, you either have to put a lot down or make a substantial salary. I would not assume that lawyers are doing that well they couldn't use a little extra income and I wouldn't assume CK channel is that lucrative.HashtagBlessed wrote:I tend to agree with this point. She married someone who was most likely never going to provide the income a successful doctor or lawyer would be able to provide. But I think rather than being content with a simpler life she's been tempted by the easy money. When Cullen lost his second job in a year, and Katie realized she didn't want to work outside the home, YouTube was seemingly the only way they could maintain their lifestyle.FakingIt_MakingIt wrote:I think the only reason Katie is ok with how they make their money is because she wants that lifestyle and knows Cullen likely cant provide it any other way. She grew up with money, her sister now has the same lifestyle and if it weren't for youtube Katie would be the one working.HashtagBlessed wrote:I don't think Katie's tolerance of the Lannings or the Mechams has to do with being brought up well or her being polite. It's good for their views and their subscriber count to do cross overs with larger channels. It's a business for them and it makes them money. It's the same reason you network and you're friendly with your boss or your CEO or the Vice Presidents of your company, even if you don't like them personally. In my opinion, if Katie was brought up well she wouldn't be content earning a living by exploiting her kids for clicks on the internet.
They could probably afford to live in that area on Cullen's single income at a normal middle management job if they lived on a tight budget. But then they wouldn't be looking at $600,000 houses.
(I will never understand why Kelly and Jay wanted to jump on the bandwagon. They don't need the money. The only thing I can think of is Kelly likes multi-day marketing get-rich-quick schemes and this is her pet project to earn an income.)
I'm just so puzzled that these parents don't have a strong enough protective instinct and enough sense to stop exploiting their kids and just work to provide a normal childhood for their children. I think this is Cullen's "passion project" because he loves the attention and Katie rationalizes it by telling herself she's encouraging him to pursue his dream. The fact that he's now finally keeping her in a lifestyle that more closely resembles her family's lifestyle is probably also a major factor in her co-signing this lunacy. It will continue until it's no longer lucrative.
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Re: Cullen and Katie: House Woes Part #9
So, I haven't watched yet. Is Gaines' head injury Photoshopped in the thumbnail to make it look worse, or is it really that big and red? Jared is notorious for doing that, and SlyFox does it too. Just curious.
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My daughter watched and said the bump wasn't as bad as the thumbnail. Typical.
Nitpicking alert: telling the kids not to roughhouse around the pool, then encouraging your brother in law to push his wife into the pool isn't the best parenting decision...
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Nitpicking alert: telling the kids not to roughhouse around the pool, then encouraging your brother in law to push his wife into the pool isn't the best parenting decision...
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Short answer, i'm not sure. They never really showed it, they talked about it, and he tried to show it but MG was to busy wanting play in the pool to really show it. You could see it on her head though. If he took the "picture" for the thumbnail soon after she fell i'm pretty sure it would have really been that red, but by the time they went to dinner that night you could hardly see it. She and Emme were playing on a float, i'm assuming not in the water, and she fell off and hit the rocks.(they didn't show the actual accident) He said they had a talk about not running or roughhousing around the pool.lmmomSD wrote:So, I haven't watched yet. Is Gaines' head injury Photoshopped in the thumbnail to make it look worse, or is it really that big and red? Jared is notorious for doing that, and SlyFox does it too. Just curious.
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ETA: looking at the thumbnail, it doesn't look as blatantly photoshopped as Slyfox or E&J's do when they do it. But i'm still not 100% sure.
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You're right, it is definitely not as blatant as SlyFox, but later in the day, it was almost gone. I'm not slamming him as much as it may seem. It's par for the course. I just find the whole exploiting the kid's boo boos for views idea annoying.
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She looks JUST like Cullen in that thumbnail. It's hard for me to see Katie in either of them usually. They're all Cullen.
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I'm with you. It draws in views for sure. DB's toddler arm deformity has a ton of views. It was from when Ollie leaned on something and it left an imprint in his arm. I know this is a business for C&K but it makes them look desperate to hype injuries. How will MG feel about that when she's older?lmmomSD wrote:You're right, it is definitely not as blatant as SlyFox, but later in the day, it was almost gone. I'm not slamming him as much as it may seem. It's par for the course. I just find the whole exploiting the kid's boo boos for views idea annoying.
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I think you may have misunderstood me. I agree with you. I was just saying when she is in that situation, she is still courteous and polite, but behind closed doors she probably has a lot to snark about. We all have picked up on the fact that she has nothing in common with the other women/tolerates them instead of actually choosing to spend her free time with them because they're actually BFF's. I was pointing out that she tolerates them gracefully, likely due to the way she was raised. And, I was making a point that the other women are so irritating, it would be difficult to politely tolerate them as well as Katie does.HashtagBlessed wrote:I don't think Katie's tolerance of the Lannings or the Mechams has to do with being brought up well or her being polite. It's good for their views and their subscriber count to do cross overs with larger channels. It's a business for them and it makes them money. It's the same reason you network and you're friendly with your boss or your CEO or the Vice Presidents of your company, even if you don't like them personally. In my opinion, if Katie was brought up well she wouldn't be content earning a living by exploiting her kids for clicks on the internet.
Being raised to always be polite and courteous does not necessarily mean that someone was brought up well and had solid morals and values instilled in them. That wasn't my point or what I was insinuating at all.
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Were they just joking that they were in a YT "Super Chat" and taking money from viewers?? These two couples certainly don't need the $$$! How rude if they were accepting donations while on vacation in a million dollar beach house.
Also, I feel bad for Katie. I know they don't eat really healthy most of the time, but she seems to gain more and more weight. I don't watch them daily, but in today's vlog she looks bigger than ever.
Also, I feel bad for Katie. I know they don't eat really healthy most of the time, but she seems to gain more and more weight. I don't watch them daily, but in today's vlog she looks bigger than ever.
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On CK defense, it isn't their house and I think they're joking. On Katie's defense, she did have a baby eight months ago and she could be struggling to get back down to her original weight.ewokfan11 wrote:Were they just joking that they were in a YT "Super Chat" and taking money from viewers?? These two couples certainly don't need the $$$! How rude if they were accepting donations while on vacation in a million dollar beach house.
Also, I feel bad for Katie. I know they don't eat really healthy most of the time, but she seems to gain more and more weight. I don't watch them daily, but in today's vlog she looks bigger than ever.
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I sure hope it was a joke! I think taking money from fans on these live streaming platforms is beyond skeevy. Bratayley does it, and it infuriates me, especially because their fans are mostly pre-teens who have to get money from their parents who likely work a lot harder for a lot less money than the LeBlanc's with their Tesla and waterfront home make.
Sorry for going OT. That's just unforgivable to me.
The beach house may not belong specifically to C&K or J&K now, but it _is_ "theirs". It's going to belong to them someday for sure. Saying it isn't their house is disingenuous. They have free use of it at any time, and it belongs to their parents. For all intents and purposes, it's theirs.
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Sorry for going OT. That's just unforgivable to me.
The beach house may not belong specifically to C&K or J&K now, but it _is_ "theirs". It's going to belong to them someday for sure. Saying it isn't their house is disingenuous. They have free use of it at any time, and it belongs to their parents. For all intents and purposes, it's theirs.
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Does the Bratayley family outrightly ask people to send them money while doing the livestream? How tacky!lmmomSD wrote:I sure hope it was a joke! I think taking money from fans on these live streaming platforms is beyond skeevy. Bratayley does it, and it infuriates me, especially because their fans are mostly pre-teens who have to get money from their parents who likely work a lot harder for a lot less money than the LeBlanc's with their Tesla and waterfront home make.
Sorry for going OT. That's just unforgivable to me.
The beach house may not belong specifically to C&K or J&K now, but it _is_ "theirs". It's going to belong to them someday for sure. Saying it isn't their house is disingenuous. They have free use of it at any time, and it belongs to their parents. For all intents and purposes, it's theirs.
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I was going to say the same thing. My parents have a beach condo on Maui and it's available for me to use for free whenever I want. I don't "own" it, but it's basically my (and my siblings) free vacation spot. Katie and Cullen use that beach house a lot - weren't they there for about a month once?? I did a quick search and renting a beach house in that neighborhood is about $400-$500 a night! An actual oceanfront house is $1200 a night.lmmomSD wrote:The beach house may not belong specifically to C&K or J&K now, but it _is_ "theirs". It's going to belong to them someday for sure. Saying it isn't their house is disingenuous. They have free use of it at any time, and it belongs to their parents. For all intents and purposes, it's theirs.