I was trying to think of a way to make money without putting my kids in daycare, and I filled out this application, and they called me, and they were like, hey, you're pretty cool, but nobody's going to want your eggs. But she's like, you're a great candidate for surrogacy.

This is death, sex, and money.

Do you by any chance know where I put my keys, phone, shoes, or nuvering?

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

You boys won that money game, didn't you?

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Don't you say your goodbyes.

I'm in a sale.

Sarah Short was 18 years old when she and her boyfriend found out she was pregnant.

I had started going to college, but I didn't know what I wanted to do.

And so, you know, my first impulse was, okay, I'm going to look into adoption.

Sarah went to her first prenatal checkup, and that got her worried about how she was going to pay her medical bills.

I didn't understand how health insurance worked. I mean, as far as I know, I think I walked into the hospital and asked them, where do I go if I'm having a baby? And, but then they

told me, oh, this health insurance that you have through your dad won't cover OB type services. And I asked

them, you know, is there something in place for poor people? Can I set up a payment plan?

And they just said, no, no. And so at that point, I really didn't know what to do, and I just didn't

go back to the doctor. Sarah eventually decided to keep the baby, but she didn't have another

doctor's appointment until she was seven months into her pregnancy. She tried to enroll in Medicaid, but she needed

to track down a copy of her birth certificate. Hers had gotten lost.

By the time I got it, I'd already had my daughter and they told me that there was nothing

they can do and it wouldn't be covered.

Do you remember when the bill came in the mail?

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