Inside Teen Mom Amber Portwood's shuttered businesses including makeup & house flipping as she 'gets

AMBER Portwood is reportedly getting ready to step away from the Teen Mom franchise.

But she may want to make sure she has a successful backup plan first.

Amber, 32, has had a myriad of side business, even during her time on the show.

But for one reason or another, they have all failed.

Now, Amber is getting ready to strike out on her own again.

One source told The U.S. Sun that Amber already has one foot out the door.

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 "Amber has told people she is absolutely out at the show, that she already quit and gave notice to MTV," the insider shared.

The source added she isn't sure of her exact next move yet, but is considering venturing into real estate and flipping houses.

However, a second source told The U.S. Sun that Amber has not officially left the show yet, and is still weighing her options.

Amber has had a tough go this past year, after losing custody of her four-year-old son James to her ex, Andrew Glennon.

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But some of her Teen Mom co-stars are warning her to think twice before cutting ties with the show.

While sitting inside his car, Bar Smith offered "some advice" in an Instagram live.

The Teen Mom 2 star said: "If you got a job, and that's your only form of income, and you don't have another job secured, you need to make sure you keep that job.

Bar, who is Ashley Jones' husband, went on: "You don't have a backup plan. 

"Word of advice. Do what you gotta do to keep your job."

Amber could likely have used those words of advice earlier in her professional career.

Take a look back at some of her failed business ventures.

PORTWOOD AF

Amber's most recent failed endeavour was a clothing brand bearing her name

Portwood AF launched in November 2021.

Amber announced the business months after she was arrested for allegedly attacking ex Andrew Glennon with a machete.

The line featured shirts that said "Portwood AF," and "I'm going to Portwood your a**."

Almost immediately, fans took issue with the latter, suggesting that it was celebrating violence.

One Instagram user wrote: "A little tone deaf given her criminal/civil proceedings. I'd be pissed if I was her lawyer lol."

Another social media user wrote: "Are the profits going to domestic violence shelters or to help single parents who have custody of their kids? Heck even to Gary? .... Cause then the answer is NO!!! AF"

A third added: "I'm going to Portwood your a**. Seriously? Machete springs to mind. I'm sure Leah isn't embarrassed by this at all."

THE PRICE IS WRONG

It wasn't just the message that fans took issue with, as Amber's followers were quick to point out that the pieces in the Portwood AF collection were overpriced.

One critic wrote: "Are people seriously buying this? No offense, but It's a little pricey for a hoodie with your last name on it imo portwood your a**? What? I'm confused."

Another suggested Amber "turn off the comments now," while others said it was a "hard no" for them.

In response, the reality star fired back with an Instagram post.

"There is only room for positive people and energy in this space. If you feel any negative or hateful feelings towards a person then there is no need for you here," Amber wrote.

She continued: "My new line #portwoodaf does not condone any sort of violence and comments referring that is so do not belong here. This was a fun project that I made taking different sayings from supporters and started wearing myself at first and now sharing with you."

Less than three months later, the clothing was pulled. All that remains now in a shell of its former website.

FOREVER HAUTE

Portwood AF is not Amber's first venture into fashion.

She launched another line, Forever Haute, in 2016.

“I’m so excited to introduce my new #FoeverHaute make-up line!!” Amber teased at the time. “It’s amazing quality and yes I use it myself."

But According to a report from Radar Online, the business was shut down in 2019 by the state of Indiana.

“The business entity report was due in September 2018,” a clerk told RadarOnline.com. “It’s pending admin dissolution. If the report is not filed, the business would no longer be in good standing with Indiana. It would be a non-active business.”

Amber's Instagram page promoted her makeup and clothing line shortly after it launched.

"Go to my boutique www.beforeverhaute.com for our new line of Spring and Summer clothes!" she shared in an online message. "Also make sure to check out our new Forever Haute make-up line as well."

However visiting the site now merely brings up a "404 Not Found" error message.

FLIPPED OFF

Way back in 2016, Amber launched one of her first ideas - buying and flipping houses.

At the time, she told Cosmopolitan that she was investing her Teen Mom money in the new business model.

"I run my own business. I'm a home investor and a house flipper," she told the magazine. "I'm going to invest in homes in Florida here soon.

"I make great money doing it and it's a great way to invest the money that I made from Teen Mom."

However, in her tell-all memoir, So, You’re Crazy Too?, Amber revealed that she lost all of her profits to shady ex-boyfriends whom she gave access to her bank accounts.

She claimed this led to her ex-fiance Matt Baier pocketing over $140,000 from her.

Amber said the two had flipped a house together, which she said she paid for, but the reality star had put it all in her ex’s name.

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After they sold it and Amber checked out what she’d received from the profits and what was missing from her account, she claimed: “I realized that my fiancé had taken over $140,000 and put it in his pocket.”

She also claimed he “gifted” her two expensive cars paid for from her own bank account, and when the broke up, the cars “disappeared.”

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