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Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America by Barbara Ehrenreich

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gchatte's review against another edition

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informative

3.0

zbmorgan's review

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5.0

Investigative journalism at its best, Ehrenreich walks a mile in the shoes of the working poor - working restaurant jobs, cleaning services, elderly care and retail, all while attempting to live off her earnings. Spoiler: It's not sustainable, and a large number of Americans are working for $7 an hour or less with zero benefits and until they have more options in housing, transportation, and even public assistance (which is often only available to even apply for during the hours the working poor are, get this - working) things are not going to get any better. A must read for anyone interested in economics, sociology, and government.

mpivawer's review

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challenging informative medium-paced

4.0

saintlazarus's review

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challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

cboll's review

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2.5

Really lacked the depth I was hoping for. This doesn’t age well and definitely feels a bit patronizing throughout. It would have been more interesting to read vignettes, or a full novel, from someone with this lived experience. Would totally recommend buying this for your older generation family member who doesn’t understand poverty though. Not a bad place to start for middle and upper class people who lack this insight.