{"id":576335,"date":"2026-04-10T17:42:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T17:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/576335\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T17:42:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T17:42:08","slug":"joseph-kendra-duggar-break-down-their-financial-woes-in-jail-phone-call","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/576335\/","title":{"rendered":"Joseph, Kendra Duggar break down their financial woes in jail phone call"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Disgraced reality stars Joseph and Kendra Duggar are trying to sell off their possessions to pay for a mounting pile of bills.<\/p>\n<p>The couple broke down their financial woes in a 20-minute call while Joseph was locked up at Arkansas\u2019 Washington County Correctional Facility last month.<\/p>\n<p>In the call, obtained by Page Six, Kendra told Joseph that she didn\u2019t know the exact cost they owe for a recent construction project, but that they \u201cdo need to pay\u201d someone named Gale.<\/p>\n<p>Joseph, 31, asked if they owed $3,200, but Kendra, 27, said that according to Joseph\u2019s brother, Jed Duggar, the amount was $6,200.<\/p>\n<p>Kendra and Joseph Duggar (pictured above) discussed their financial woes on a jail phone call obtained by Page Six. littleduggarfamily\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p>The couple (seen above with their kids) spoke over the phone while Joseph was locked up at the Washington County Correctional Facility in Arkansas.  littleduggarfamily\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p>The former \u201cCounting On\u201d star also told Kendra that they owe one construction firm $3,200 and a structural engineer $600 for work on their damaged home.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the conversation, the couple \u2014 who share four children \u2014 discussed selling off their possessions to make money amid their legal woes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMaybe Jed can help us sell that one truck that we haven\u2019t sold,\u201d Joseph suggested to Kendra, who told her husband that his brother \u201calready\u201d had the truck \u201con the lot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During the call, the couple (pictured above) disagreed if they owe $3,200 or $6,200 for a recent construction project. littleduggarfamily\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p>Kendra (seen above in her mugshot) told Joseph that his brother, Jed Duggar, put his truck on the lot to sell it. Washington County Sheriff&#8217;s Office via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Kendra also shared that Jed was considering selling more of Joseph\u2019s possessions, including his trailer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo we need to talk about maybe next time, if you want to talk about selling some of the other things,\u201d Kendra said. <\/p>\n<p>Joseph agreed that since he has \u201cmultiple trailers,\u201d he can keep the one Kendra was talking about and \u201cget rid of the rest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kendra told Joseph he could keep the tools for his trailer in the office garage area and sell the trailer \u201cto get a little bit of cash.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Joseph (seen above in his mugshot) agreed to let Jed sell his trailer since he has \u201cmultiple.\u201d Bay County Sheriff\u0092s Office \/ BACKGRID<\/p>\n<p>Joseph (seen above with Kendra) was in jail in Arkansas for allegedly molesting a 9-year-old girl in 2020. littleduggarfamily\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p>Joseph was held at the Arkansas jail for over a week after he <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/20\/celebrity-news\/joseph-duggar-arrest-footage-released-after-child-molestation-charges\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">was arrested<\/a> on March 18 for allegedly molesting a 9-year-old girl in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>The reality star was charged with lewd and lascivious behavior involving a victim younger than the age of 12 and lewd and lascivious behavior\u00a0conducted by a person 18 or older.<\/p>\n<p>Joseph was extradited to Florida last week, where he<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/31\/celebrity-news\/joseph-duggar-begs-to-be-treated-fairly-in-court-for-child-molestation-arrest\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0entered a not guilty plea.<\/a> He was\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/01\/celebrity-news\/joseph-duggar-released-on-600000-bond-after-pleading-not-guilty-to-molestation-charges\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">released on $600,000 bond<\/a>\u00a0and has been ordered to not have unsupervised contact with any minors.<\/p>\n<p>Joseph (seen above in court) was extradited to Florida and entered a not guilty plea in court. Fourteenth Circuit\/YouTube<\/p>\n<p>The father of four (pictured above) has his next court date in Florida on April 20. Fourteenth Circuit\/YouTube<\/p>\n<p>Page Six exclusively revealed that Joseph\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/27\/celebrity-news\/joseph-duggars-sole-visitor-daily-jail-calls-revealed-after-child-molestation-arrest\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">called Kendra every day\u00a0<\/a>while being held at the Washington County Correctional Facility.<\/p>\n<p>During one call obtained by Page Six, <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/09\/celebrity-news\/kendra-duggar-breaks-down-to-husband-joseph-in-jail-call-i-cant-be-by-myself\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kendra told her husband<\/a> that her anxiety is \u201con a whole other level\u201d following his arrest.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t know what to do or what to say or what to talk about \u2026 I was kind of just spiraling downhill,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Kendra also told Joseph that she was having trouble eating because of her anxiety.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Joseph and Kendra (seen above) are also facing child endangerment charges in Arkansas. littleduggarfamily\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p>The couple, pictured above in a selfie, are due back in court for the Arkansas charges on April 29. Instagram\/Joseph and Kendra Duggar<\/p>\n<p>Both Joseph and Kendra are also<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/20\/celebrity-news\/joseph-duggar-wife-face-new-charges-of-endangering-a-minor-false-imprisonment-after-his-child-molestation-arrest\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0facing additional charges<\/a> in Arkansas involving second-degree counts of endangering the welfare of a minor, and four second-degree counts of false imprisonment.<\/p>\n<p>They were charged on March 20 and <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/21\/celebrity-news\/kendra-duggar-seen-leaving-jail-after-being-charged-with-alleged-child-endangerment\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kendra was released on bond<\/a> after turning herself in.<\/p>\n<p>The couple are due back in court for the charges on April 29, while Joseph\u2019s next court date for his child molestation case is scheduled for April 20 in Florida.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Disgraced reality stars Joseph and Kendra Duggar are trying to sell off their possessions to pay for a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":576336,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[57],"tags":[236,33466,2865,3988,91,239740,248365,202517,88,239841],"class_list":{"0":"post-576335","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-celebrities","9":"tag-celebrity-arrests","10":"tag-celebrity-couples","11":"tag-celebrity-crimes","12":"tag-celebrity-news","13":"tag-counting-on","14":"tag-duggar-molestation-scandal","15":"tag-duggars","16":"tag-entertainment","17":"tag-joseph-duggar"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/576335","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=576335"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/576335\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/576336"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=576335"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=576335"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=576335"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}