I’m a broke stay-at-home mum who’s currently living rent-free but I’m begging strangers to pay for my house and a car
A MUM has taken to social media to beg strangers online to fund her life.
Emily, from the US, admitted she was a broke stay-at-home mum with two children and needed help getting back on her feet.
In the clip, she said: "I became a stay-at-home mom about two years ago after having my second child.
"And my husband and I decided that I wouldn't go back to work because if we put both of our kids in daycare full time, it would have taken my whole check."
Instead, they decided she would stay at home and look after the children, but she didn't want to give up on making her own income.
While looking after the kids, she cleans the home she shares with her fiance's grandparents and post the videos on TikTok.
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"I saw all these creators talking about how much money they made on TikTok and thought that it would be a good way for me to help my husband out," Emily explained.
She added that she decided on cleaning videos as she didn't have the money to go out and film lifestyle content and her audience has continued to grow and she hopes to make it her full-time income.
Creators on TikTok, like Emily, can make money through TikTok's creator fund.
TikTok bosses say: "The funds that each creator can earn are worked out by a combination of factors - including the number of views and the authenticity of those views, the level of engagement on the content, as well as making sure content is in line with our Community Guidelines and Terms of Service.
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No two creators or videos are the same, and there is no limit to the different kinds of content we will support with the fund.
"The Creator Fund total varies daily and is dependent on the amount of videos published by our community that day - so this will fluctuate based on the amount of content being published."
She revealed other big TikTokers were able to buy cars and houses through uploading videos and hoped she could too.
At the end of the video she thanked viewers for watching and getting her one step closer to her goal.
The clip soon went viral on her TikToka account @with over 2.5 million views and 423k likes.
People were quick to support the mum in the comments in the hopes of helping her get a home for her family.
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One person wrote: "It may be a struggle financially now. But you will never be sorry for the time with your babies."
Another commented: "Commenting to boost!!"
"I hope you reach your goal," penned a third.
Meanwhile a fourth said: "Following along girly! Watched til the end!"
"Keep going,” claimed a fifth.
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Someone else added: “I'm here to support!"
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