Emily Smith’s life has gone from scraping together grocery money to bringing home six figures in a single month.The 37-year-old stay-at-home mom of four, featured on TLC’s "Double Lives of Suburban Wives," said that her family once relied on food stamps, struggled with housing and had just $200 to spend on groceries for six people.Now, she said her adult-content business generated more than $1 million last year.'DOUBLE LIVES OF SUBURBAN WIVES' STAR SAYS SECRET ADULT-CONTENT SIDE HUSTLE GOT HER FIRED FROM CORPORATE JOBTLC's "Double Lives of Suburban Wives" star Emily Smith poses in front of suburban houses.(TLC)And the suburban mom said the moment it finally sank in that her family’s financial life had changed came after one particularly massive month."I think staying in the 100K a month that's the moment we were like, ‘Well, holy moly,’" Smith told Fox News Digital.
"Who would’ve ever expected something like that to happen? Not us, for sure."But getting there was anything but an overnight success.The adult-content creation business, she explained, is notoriously unpredictable.WATCH: ‘DOUBLE LIVES OF SUBURBAN WIVES’ STAR CASHES IN ON ADULT CONTENT, REVEALS BIZARRE ‘EGG’ REQUEST"You had that really good month… And it doesn't last.It tapers down, it tapers down and then — this world of content creating is very roller-coaster-y," Smith said.Eventually, one month refused to taper off."There was a month that really, really hit, and then it never went down and hasn't gone down, and we're like, ‘Oh, oh my God," she said.'KNOTS LANDING' STAR DONNA MILLS SAYS REFUSING TO POSE NUDE COST HER PLAYBOY COVERSmith’s story is at the center of TLC’s new reality series, "Double Lives of Suburban Wives," which takes viewers behind the polished façades of suburban lifestyle — and into the unconventional careers happening behind closed doors.TLC's "Double Lives of Suburban Wives" Emily Smith posing in a black outfit and red heels.
(TLC)That second life ...