If you've ever finished the first day at a new job and thought, "I just totally crushed it," then this episode will really speak to you. 

Host Dame Grant is joined by Chicago-based author and comedian Germ T. Ripper, who steps up to the plate with a positively outrageous story from his broke past. We learn about the craziest thing he's ever done for a quick buck, but there's no judgement from us! Student loans are no laughing matter. 

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You wouldn't think there'd be much humor in a man's struggle with mental health issues, but comedian Derek Strong joins host Dame Grant to prove otherwise. 

Derek fills us in on Philly strip clubs and life in government-subsidized housing, before sharing a story about fried chicken that'll make you reconsider buying poultry in bulk... if you're behind on your electric bill.

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Host Dame Grant welcomes comedian Zach Peterson, and the Omaha native shares his funniest stories from an early broke adulthood. Together the guys talk hardcore kids, punk houses and the statutory difference between diving into a dumpster (legal) and dumpster-diving (illegal). Later on, Zach shares Goodwill's best-kept donation secret. 

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