If you've ever sat around musing on how poor and broke you are, you ain't seen nothing yet! Nissel recounts episodes at check-cashing joints, open-mike nights, and church cabarets that will make you glad for whatever little stash you've got in your bank account! Her trick of posing as a teacher's assistant to acquire teacher's edition books for free made me green with envy. I only wish I could've tried that even once during college! Nissel conveys a refreshing sense of true candor and wit, and her cringe-inducing tales are consistently hilarious and entertaining without the air of self-consciousness that stunk up most of Belle du Jour. I highly recommend this to anyone who enjoys a good laugh and longs for (or remembers longing for) a bigger chunk of change to get some damn decent food!