A single suburban mother who is having difficulty making ends meet discovers her distant sister and her obscenely affluent husband are in need of housing after their resources run out.
When Jackie upholds the need that everyone has to contribute, Elizabeth gets hired as a personal shopper at Neiman Marcus. Jackie warns Sammy against getting too close to Elizabeth & Javier since she thinks they won't be able to keep it up.
Jackie gets into a fight with Derek because she wants cash for house repairs and he wants more cash for himself, leading her to quit. When Javier and Elizabeth learn that their pals to whom they had previously lent money are in town, they approach them in an effort to get their money back.
Old letters discovered by Jackie and Elizabeth show that their mother had a relationship with a man named Alex.
Learning that Jackie and Luis haven't been dating for a while, Elizabeth and Javier decide to arrange blind dates for them.
When Jackie learns that Javier is accompanying Sammy to church, she becomes agitated. Elizabeth accepts Luis' invitation to his spin class, but things don't go well.
As Luis trains Elizabeth to drive, Javier chooses to accompany Jackie to see her father in jail.
As a result of Jackie's tantrum, the coach resigns and she is forbidden from attending Sammy's soccer matches.
After Jackie's ex-husband appears, she takes advantage of the situation to secure full custody of Sammy.
Sammy's family remains awake all night to support him when his innovative concept for his school project fails.
Javier is delighted to serve as the emcee at the Cinco de Mayo party at Mitzi's bar for which Jackie finds a liquor sponsor.
In order to observe how Javier has handled being cut off financially, Luis' father, who works for Javier's affluent father, comes to town.
The family races to set up Sammy's birthday party in the backyard after the original site unexpectedly falls through, but they are shocked by an unforeseen guest. Javier and Elizabeth also make the decision to search for their own place.