This week is a super emotional and educational episode! Darien talks about how disorganized and exploitative egg donation is. J shares about owing her company thousands for her maternity leave. Jennifer exposes the toddler and baby care crisis. Aurora gives a nerdy budget breakdown of a years-long parenthood journey. Sandi laments that four jobs are not enough to care for a child. Lizzie calls in about health insurance's refusal to cover her doula. Ariel educates on pelvic floor physical therapy and reimbursement costs. Jess calls about the costs of queer pregnancy and a "buy one, get one free" sperm deal. Kate reveals how much it cost to have a miscarriage. Megan expands on IUI vs IVF and Gaby learns about "sperm poems." Katie calls in about the truth of adoption and foster care. Rachel writes about the ethical questions around genetic testing and choosing the baby's sex. Sam shares a vulnerable story about aborting a wanted child, and T does the same as a Black woman who suffered traumatic birth injury. Liz explains quitting her job just so she could have a safe pregnancy. And more! Thank you so, so much to everyone who shared your honest and transparent truths with us this episode.

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Bad with Money is produced, edited, sound engineered and mixed by Cumulus Podcast Network, The theme song was performed by Sam Barbara and written by Myq Kaplan, Zach Sherwin, and Jack Dolgen. Additional music by Joey Salvia.
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