Is there a threads somewhere that covers her income from book royalties? I'm just curious because - much as I'm not one to rinse me own hoops - I'm not bothered about her recipes being bad. If she's done well out of the books, good for her - people don't have to buy them, and she actually had to do some work to create them.
Forget the patreon even for a minute. What bothers me is the claims of not being able to buy shampoo etc - when she's a published author with several books to her name that by all accounts seem to have been generally popular. Surely she's got some residual royalties coming in that would at least provide a modest income?