Highlights
- Jill Dillard and Derick Dillard wrote a book, "Counting the Cost," that earned them $50,000 and increased their net worth.
- The Dillards struggled financially despite being reality stars.
- Jill and Derick Dillard have been estranged from the Duggar family due to various issues.
The Duggar family has been scrutinized ever since they shared their lives on the TLC reality series 19 Kids and Counting and Counting On. Now that fans have watched the family for so many years, they wonder about Jill Duggar's net worth and how many kids does Jill Duggar have. Since Jill didn't earn much on reality TV, it's no wonder that Jill and her husband Derick Dillard decided to be totally honest about their experiences with her family. She has shared a lot, including criticism of her parents' decision to put their kids on TV.
In this article, we'll take a look at how Derick Dillard and Jill Duggar's difficult relationship with Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar changed their net worth. We'll also look at what their relationship with the Duggars looks like now.
Derick Dillard And Jill Duggar's Net Worth Increased After Drama With The Duggar Family
Derick Dillard and Jill Duggar saw an increase in their net worth after experiencing drama with the Duggar family because they earned money from their memoir Counting the Cost. The couple wrote the book about realizing they needed to break free from the Duggars and live their own lives. While several family members have written memoirs over the years, including a Duggar book from 2008, Counting the Cost tells an emotional story from Jill and Derick's unique and heartbreaking perspective.
According to The Ashley's Reality Roundup, Derick Dillard talked about the book on The Ramsey Show in the fall of 2023. Jill and Derick were given$50,000 on September 12th, 2023, which is when Counting the Cost was published.
The publication noted that Derick also shed light on his family's financial situation. He said that while their 2022 income was $65,000, he and Jill thought that their 2023 income would be $150,000. They also thought that their 2024 income would be $85,000. Derick also mentioned that they paid their mortgage and had $50,000 in the bank in case anything went wrong.
RelatedHow Many Of The Duggars Have Moved Far Away From Home (And Why)?
Did any of the Duggar family's kids take the first opportunity to move away from their home in Arkansas? Not necessarily.Important Dates (According to Us Weekly) | |
|---|---|
first time they met each other | December 2011 |
first time they talked on the phone | March 2013 |
first time the couple met each other in Nepal | November 2013 |
engagement | March 2014 |
wedding day | June 2014 |
their first son Israel was born | April 2015 |
their second son Samuel was born | July 2017 |
Since Jill and Derick struggled financially, it sounds like this book helped them get to a better, more comfortable place. Even though the two were reality stars for a long time, that doesn't mean that they took home tons of money. In fact, it was the opposite. According to In Touch Weekly, Jill and Derick wrote in Counting the Cost that TLC must have paid Jim Bob $8 million.
As Today.com reported, Jill Duggar talked about her lack of payment for the reality series in the AmazonPrime Video documentary Shiny Happy People.
RelatedFans Saw A New Side Of Jill Dillard During A New Duggar Family Podcast Appearance, And They Didn't Like It
Jill Duggar Dillard has plenty of fans, but just as many critics had some pointed feedback after a tell-all podcast interview.She said:
“I never received any payout — no check, no cash, no nothing. For seven and a half years of my adult life, I was never paid."
Derick continued that when he and his wife talked to TLC about it, they maintained that they had given money to Jim-Bob. Derick said:
"They said they paid the family. 'Paid the family' means we don't get anything at that point. They said, 'Well, we paid your dad, so take it up with him.'"
Inside Jill Duggar And Derick Dillard's Estrangement From The Duggar Family
While Jill Duggar appeared on 19 Kids And Counting and Counting On alongside her siblings, once she got older, she became more outspoken about the family dynamic and realized that she didn't like how her parents were raising her.
What Books Did Jill Duggar Write?
- "Growing Up Duggar: It's All About Relationships" (2014)
- "Counting the Cost" (2023)
According to The Sun, Jill and Derick Dillard explained in 2021 that it had been a few years since they had spent time at Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar's house. Derick said, "There's a lot of triggers there." Jill added that they wanted to think about their "mental and emotional health."
RelatedCounting On Was Canceled, But Viewers Can Still See The Duggar Family On TV
As swiftly as TLC/Discovery+ pulled 'Counting On' from the airwaves, it just as quickly made all the content available online.In the past few years, the couple has continued to talk about their poor relationship with Jim Bob Duggar. According to People, Derick commented on a Facebook post about Jim Bob running for the Arkansas State Senate. He wrote that his opinion of his father-in-law had become more negative over time. He wrote, "Unfortunately, it's only become clearer to us over time just how deep this man's manipulation and deceit will go for his own gain, at the expense of others."
In September 2023, Jill Duggar said in an interview with CNN that she would like to talk to her parents again. She said:
“I always hold out hope. I mean, I think that with Christ, nothing’s impossible. So I hold out hope that one day our relationship will be in a much healthier place than it is even right now.”
How Many Kids Does Jill Duggar Have?
When wondering how many kids does Jill Duggar have, fans might think that she has a large family of her own since she grew up with so many siblings. That isn't the case. Jill Duggar and Derick Dillard have two children: Israel, who was born in 2015, and Samuel, who was born in 2017, according to Us Weekly.
However, Jill said that her father Jim Bob Duggar expects to have many grandchildren.
The Daily Mail reported that Jill and Derick were interviewed on the podcast Ask Dr. Julie Hanks, Derick said, "There's also a sense of hierarchy that you're less [valued] if you have less kids." He said that Michelle and Jim Bob used to say "whoever has the most kids gets the house." He noted that although it was meant to be a funny comment, he and Jill think that Jim Bob was serious.
Jill Duggar said on the podcast that her father's expectations made her feel bad. She explained, "Am I being punished for my lack of desire of having 20 kids? All those mind games that you play." It sounds like this is just one reason why Jill Duggar and Derick Dillard continue to struggle with the Duggar family.
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