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Book Review of Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America

Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America
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Working undercover, the author travels from Florida to Maine and Minnesota. She got work as a waitress,, hotel maid, housecleaner, nursing home aide and Walmart salesperson. She discovers the "lowliest" occupation requires exhusting mental and physicxal efforts. And one job is not enough; you need at least two if you intend to live indoors.