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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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As a member of the minimum wage working class for many years, I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The author works undercover at low wage jobs and reveals the struggles and hardships people must endure. Lots of insight into relationships. Ehrenreigh explains why it is so hard to survive on minimum wage....ie, rent, utilities, food, child care, transportation, health care. It hit hard at home for me and made me thankful for what I have now and, especially, that I don't have to go to work anymore.