The show follows the family’s adventures, including restoring their home in rural Georgia.
Running a home with five kids is no small feat.
For starters, the show alone isn’t enough to provide for the family of seven.
Newsthat families typically earn 10% of a show’s per-episode budget.
TLC revealed that its budget for 18 Kids and Counting ranges from $250,000 to $400,000 per episode.
As a result, Trent and Amber both have second jobs.
Trent explained toABC Newsthat the family also keeps expenses down in a practical way.
“We live within our means.
We give a shot to do everything ourselves.”
Their entire family of seven has achondroplasia, a form of dwarfism.
“I do believe there are little people that are truly disabled.
But our family is not.”
