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Is Anna Duggar scrambling to bank some quick cash before Josh Duggar gets out of rehab so she can beat a long-overdue retreat from the cult?

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That’s the subject of a new post on The Stir, which comes on the heels of previous reports that Anna Duggar will file for divorce in the near future.

The website cites Anna’s upcoming appearances on TLC’s 19 Kids & Counting spinoff, Jill and Jessa: Counting On, as proof of her big plan.

Jill and Jessa’s new show, which is actually a series of three specials, will focus on the married Duggar daughters and what they’re up to lately.

It will clearly delve into Josh Duggar and how he left the family in shambles, and some fans were surprised to see that Anna’s playing a part.

In a span of just a few months, an exposed police report exposed him as having molested four of his sisters plus a babysitter as a young teenager.

Then, he was outed as a cheater in the Ashley Madison hack, and even sued by Danica Dillon for giving the stripper/porn star rough sex PTSD.

Yes, the conservative Christian clan’s empire crumbled faster and harder than anyone could’ve imagined, but wife Anna suffered most of all.

Previews for Counting On make a big deal out of the fact that Anna breaks her silence on Josh, but it sounds like her motivation is not ratings.

Anna’s trying to bank enough money to divorce her dirtbag spouse, according to insiders, and reality TV offers the quickest, easiest cash around.

According to insiders, he is begging Anna to stay with him when he leaves his Christian labor camp/sex addiction rehab center home in Illinois.

Family patriarch Jim Bob Duggar even bought the couple a house and Josh is pushing for a recommitment ceremony. They are lobbying hard.

Yet Anna isn’t so sure, and sources close to the mom of four say she’s considering the divorce option closely, bringing us back to Counting On.

The 28-year-old reportedly "agreed to be filmed for financial reasons only," and "her ultimate goal is to save up enough to make it on her own."

Wow. Is it possible this is all conjecture, and she did it not just for the money but to tell her side of the story, and support her nice sisters-in-law?

Of course. The extra cash is nice whether she stays married or not, and Jill and Jessa never did anything to her. In fact, they’re said to be close.

Still, you have to wonder if perhaps, just maybe, poor Anna has seen the light and taken the first step toward making a seriously bold-ass move.