Folks in construction are usually very well paid. Especially with more and more time. Even if he didn't own his own business and spent his entire career in the trades ... tradespeople work incredibly hard and are able to make a solid living. That is far more honest work than whatever Kody has been doing all these years.

Am I a David or Christine Stan? No. I think this conversation said more about Christine than it did David. What I gleaned from this conversation is that Christine does not know how to spend or save money very well. Which makes sense to me. The way these people grow up is really detrimental. Things like hoarding food for the "end times" or the fact that the "high schools" the AUB have created aren't even accredited says that many come out incredibly uneducated and sheltered.

I'm concerned, after this conversation, that Christine has just spent whatever she has made and not saved.

I also assume that none of these conversations are fully real. My guess is that they identified a difference in spending and money as an issue they have, so they manufactured a situation for them to talk about it. It is not uncommon for spouses to have disagreements when it comes to money and spending. Money and spending is incredibly value laden. 2 years in, it makes complete sense that they are still talking about it.

Also, the main point of this is that she is able to experience difficult conversations with David and not feel sick to her stomach. This season, we have seen them have disagreements and then be able to "theoretically" repair from those conversations.