Ellen DeGeneres is one of the richest self-made women in America. Here's how the comedian spends her $330 million fortune, from flipping houses to luxury sports cars.

DeGeneres told The TODAY Show in 2018 that she grew up in apartments without a lot of money, which sparked her real estate zeal. "Now, I just buy as many houses as I can."

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When not at one of their many houses, DeGeneres and de Rossi travel. They've vacationed everywhere from Capri, Italy, to London, where they attended the Wimbledon Tennis Championships.

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For DeGeneres' birthday, they traveled to Africa, where they visited Rwanda, Kenya, and Tanzania, among other countries.

DeGeneres prefers a healthy lifestyle. She reportedly begins her days with yoga and has said she tries to "eat only real food."

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She avoids sugar and is a huge fan of vegan, often eating at vegan LA places Café Gratitude, Real Food Daily, and Sweet Lady Jane, according to her FourSquare.

DeGeneres also sees an astrologer, who predicted she would become more famous and rich when she turned 45 — the age DeGeneres was when she started her talk show.

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DeGeneres has quite the car collection to get to her favorite LA spots. She has a taste for speedy sports cars, seen driving everything from a Porsche to a Ferrari.

She's also gifted de Rossi cars, like a $160,000 Land Rover Defender and, more recently, a silver Lamborghini.

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In an interview, DeGeneres said she spoils her wife with gifts "almost daily, if not monthly," bringing her home everything from dresses to jewels.

DeGeneres also spoils her pets. She and de Rossi have four dogs and three cats at home.

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But DeGeneres also spends on those outside her family. Known for her sponsored giveaways and for pushing fundraisers, she's also made personal donations with de Rossi.

In 2018, they donated more than $14,500 in gift cards and appliances to Redlands Fire following devastating California wildfires.

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DeGeneres also sent a $125,000 gift to help rebuild a Louisiana middle school after severe flooding.

That's not to mention her advocacy for animal rights. In 2016, Barack Obama awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

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Growing up poor, DeGeneres decided she wouldn't be a financial stickler if she found success. "I am always going to just get what I want, I'm going to do what I want," she once said on her show. "Because I know there is an abundance and I will always have enough."