The worst that can happen to me is I end up being as poor as I started.

And I know what it's like to live life that poor.

So when you have that kind of life, you really take chances because you're like, well, if I don't, then what's the point?

This is death, sex, and money.

In a couple of years, that old son's going to burn out and we're all going to be dead.

The show from WNYC about the things we think about a lot.

I was in love with a man who could never love me back.

And need to talk about more.

These people work very hard for their money.

I'm in a sale.

Comedian Cristella Alonzo is the youngest of four kids.

They were raised by a single mom in South Texas,

where they lived in an abandoned diner.

There was no running water, no electricity.

This family that lived next to the diner

would basically lend us electricity,

and we would have an

extension cord. So my mom used to cook our food on a space heater. Growing up that poor,

motivated Christella. It's also what a lot of her jokes are about, in the sitcom she created,

and in her latest comedy special. Back when I was growing up, you could feed a family of four back in the day for like 20 bucks.

Family of four, 20 bucks.

But if you want to make a salad at home, boom, $1,000.

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