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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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The author lives in 3 parts of the US trying to live on minimum wages. She takes a job as a cleaning person, a Wal-Mart worker, and a waitress. The hours she endures at the wages she makes are UNBELIEVABLE. This book is fascinating. What a wake up call...