Her net wealth is enormous. Madeline Carroll's net worth is estimated to be about $3 million dollars. She earned this wealth through her work as an author. Madeline was born in Chicago, Illinois, on January 11, 1965. She received a degree in English from Duke University in 1987. After college, she moved to New York City to pursue a career in writing. There, she met her husband, Peter Carroll, who was also a writer. The couple has two children together named Henry and Alice. In 2004, after working as a freelance writer for several years, she decided to write a book about her experiences as a mother. The book became a best-seller under the title "Over It: A Mom's Guide to Making Sense of Back-to-School Shopping, Gossip, Boo-boos, and Other Complications of Being a Parent for the First Time." It focused on the challenges and joys of parenting for the first time. After the success of her first book, Madeline wrote another book titled "Why Kids Love Their Parents Anyway" which was published in 2009 by Simon & Schuster. This book discussed some of the reasons why kids love their parents even though they may not always show it.