In Jan. 2022, Merritt claimed that neither of her baby daddies pays child support, although one covers the family’s utility bills. She gets between $100 and $200 a month from TikTok — her earnings depend on the total number of views she gets — and, in a good year, brings in $15,000 as a freelance artist.
In many videos posted to her TikTok account, Merritt often spends days arguing with trolls who mock her for not “being able to afford” her big family.
According to SNAP statistics, there are approximately 42.2 million people on food stamps in 2024 — accounting for 12% of the US population.
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the well-known program that provides food assistance for millions of low-income citizens, provides for around 2.8 million New York residents.
Other clips show what it’s like for Merritt and her children when holidays like Christmas and Easter come around — where the mother flaunts how creative she has to get to keep everyone happy.
She spent $7,000 on the kids’ Christmas gifts and roughly $10,000 on each of the 12 kids’ birthdays each year.
“I start my Christmas shopping years in advance, so one of my kids presents is something that I bought four years ago,” she said.
“Usually what I do is I find things from the halloween store, find things on clearance, or I find cool things at the thrift store,” Merritt added. Honestly, sometimes I forget that I bought them, and then I’m, like, oh sh-t, someone’s present.”
Meritt previously proclaimed that she’d want at least five more kids.
“I’m not dating right now and I’m super picky. But I’d love to keep on going,” Merritt told the Post in 2022.
