‘Full House’ star Jodie Sweetin lays bare embarrassing money struggles after spending all her cash on years-long drug addiction

See more of our coverage in your search results. Jodie Sweetin learned “humility” when all of her money was “gone” amid her years-long struggle with addiction. The actress opened up about the financial toll of her addiction during a Nov. 4 appearance on actress Natanya Ross’ “We’re Still Here, Babe” podcast. Sweetin, 44, revealed that the money she earned playing Stephanie Tanner on “Full House” ultimately went toward treatment before she got sober in 2011. Jodie Sweetin discussed the financial toll of her past addiction during a Nov. 4 appearance on Natanya Ross’ podcast. YouTube/We're Still Here, Babe Sweetin said her “Full House” earnings went toward addiction treatment before she achieved sobriety in 2011. YouTube/We're Still Here, Babe “[It’s] not like I was ever a materialistic person, but you learn humility when you are at Target and you got to turn around and go put some s–t back ’cause you don’t have the money on your debit card,” she said. The Hallmark Channel actress went on to explain that she began working as a director of operations while in treatment in an effort to bring in some extra income. “I was happy,” she added. “And I think part of the reason that I was able to come back into the business and enjoy it truly is that I had gone completely in the other direction. I was just working a normal job.” Sweetin starred as Stephanie Tanner in the sitcom “Full House,” which aired from 1987 to 1995. Everett Collection / Everett Collection Sweetin attends the special screening of “Before We Forget” in North Hollywood, California, in July 2025. Getty Images At the time, Sweetin was also already a mother of two daughters, Zoie, now 18, and Beatrix, now 16, whom she shares with her ex-husbands, Cody Herpin and Morty Coyle, respectively. She recalled having “no money” and raising her children in a one-and-half-bedroom apartment while earning just $2,200 a month, with her parents helping cover half of her rent. “I was just trying to get by. [I] drove an old used car,” she added. “I didn’t have [an] ego about it. I didn’t care that I was ‘working a normal job.’ I think other people, again, were like, ‘What are you doing here?’ And I was like, ‘I’m paying my bills. … Kids don’t pay for themselves.'” Sweetin attends an event in Santa Monica, California, on Oct. 25. She recently opened up about her past money struggles. Getty Images Sweetin attends an event in Beverly Hills, California, on Oct. 13. She revealed her finances were depleted prior to 2016. Getty Images Want more celebrity and pop culture news? Start your day with Page Six Daily. Thanks for signing up! The “Dancing With the Stars” alum also explained that she “learned to be really happy” with her circumstances. “I just threw myself into being present, as fully present as I could be, and that old, you know, ‘bloom where you’re planted’ kind of vibe,” she recalled. Things eventually began looking up for Sweetin when “Fuller House” premiered on Netflix in 2016, but her financial struggles didn’t disappear overnight. “I had to borrow money the first week I was working on ‘Fuller House,’ and I skidded into my first paycheck with, like, $190 in my bank account. And nobody that I worked with knew that. Not that I cared,” she explained. Sweetin attends 90s Con in Hartford, Connecticut, in March 2023. Getty Images From left, Jodie Sweetin, Bob Saget, and Candace Cameron star in the sitcom “Full House.” Courtesy Everett Collection Reflecting on those difficult times, Sweetin said, “I’ve been very fortunate to know a lot of really wonderful things, but I have had those experiences where there’s no money. And your ego can’t be involved.” Sweetin previously revealed that her struggles with alcohol began when she was just 14, after drinking at her “Full House” co-star Candace Cameron Bure’s wedding in 1996. “It was awful, and it was ugly, and it was embarrassing, and my mother was horrified,” she said last year, while adding that something “clicked” for her at the time. “I was like, ‘Ooooh, that was fun. You didn’t give a s–t about anything.’ Like, you just, you don’t remember it,” she recalled. Community Guidelines Welcome to the Page Six Community! Our community is about connecting people through open and thoughtful conversations. 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