Jodie Sweetin Reveals Her First ‘Big Purchases’ with HerFull HousePaychecks: ‘I Worked Hard’ (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Jodie Sweetin on ‘Full House’ in 1989 and in 2023.Photo:Bob D’Amico/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty; Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty

Bob D’Amico/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty; Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty

Jodie Sweetin’s time onFull Housepaid off… literally.While speaking to PEOPLEabout her back-to-school partnership withOLLY, the 42-year-old revealed her first big purchases while starring on her beloved ABC sitcom.“I bought my first car and I paid for college,” Sweetin shared.The actress — who starred as Stephanie Tanner onFull Houseand the 2010s Netflix rebootFuller House— said that “the point” of working hard on the show was to be able to make a future for herself. “That was what all of the hard work went to,” Sweetin said. “It was worth it.”Jodie Sweetin on ‘Full House’ in 1990.ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via GettyThough the purchases were her own, Sweetin said her parents still set boundaries.“I bought the car, but I definitely had to follow the rules, too,” she shared. “It was not like a free-for-all, not like, ‘Oh, this is totally my car and my parents had…’ No, they were like, ‘Yeah, it’s our car, and you can fully have it when you’re of legal age.' “However, “I was very, very grateful for that,” she recalled.Now a mother herself — to daughtersZoie, 16, andBeatrix, 13 — Sweetin is proud as she reflects on those early years.“I always appreciated the fact that I worked hard to be able to do that,” she said about paying for her college education at Chapman University and purchasing that first car. “I know that those are things that can be really big first purchases. And I was pretty fortunate that I had worked most of my childhood and was able to take care of those things.”Jodie Sweetin with daughters Beatrix and Zoie.John Parra/GettyNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.As she watches her own girls grow up — “How did we get here so fast?” she mused to PEOPLE about time flying with her daughters — Sweetin makes sure to be transparent about who she is.“One thing I have always done with my girls is admitted that I’m not perfect and that I don’t always have all the answers and that I’m just trying to do my best,” she toldTodayin May 2023. “Because I think it’s important for kids to know that we’re human too.”

Jodie Sweetin’s time onFull Housepaid off… literally.

While speaking to PEOPLEabout her back-to-school partnership withOLLY, the 42-year-old revealed her first big purchases while starring on her beloved ABC sitcom.

“I bought my first car and I paid for college,” Sweetin shared.

The actress — who starred as Stephanie Tanner onFull Houseand the 2010s Netflix rebootFuller House— said that “the point” of working hard on the show was to be able to make a future for herself. “That was what all of the hard work went to,” Sweetin said. “It was worth it.”

Jodie Sweetin on ‘Full House’ in 1990.ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty

ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty

Though the purchases were her own, Sweetin said her parents still set boundaries.

“I bought the car, but I definitely had to follow the rules, too,” she shared. “It was not like a free-for-all, not like, ‘Oh, this is totally my car and my parents had…’ No, they were like, ‘Yeah, it’s our car, and you can fully have it when you’re of legal age.' "

However, “I was very, very grateful for that,” she recalled.

Now a mother herself — to daughtersZoie, 16, andBeatrix, 13 — Sweetin is proud as she reflects on those early years.

“I always appreciated the fact that I worked hard to be able to do that,” she said about paying for her college education at Chapman University and purchasing that first car. “I know that those are things that can be really big first purchases. And I was pretty fortunate that I had worked most of my childhood and was able to take care of those things.”

Jodie Sweetin with daughters Beatrix and Zoie.John Parra/Getty

John Parra/Getty

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

As she watches her own girls grow up — “How did we get here so fast?” she mused to PEOPLE about time flying with her daughters — Sweetin makes sure to be transparent about who she is.

“One thing I have always done with my girls is admitted that I’m not perfect and that I don’t always have all the answers and that I’m just trying to do my best,” she toldTodayin May 2023. “Because I think it’s important for kids to know that we’re human too.”

source: people.com