Wow! What an interesting and well-written book that looks into the lives of the working poor…the people who clean your house, who serve you your dinner at your favorite restaurant, who take care of your loved ones in nursing homes, or work at your local Wal-Mart. The author takes on various jobs such as these and lives off of her income. She has to pay rent, buy food, etc. Oftentimes, she has to take on two jobs to make it and she isn’t having to pay for childcare either and she also has a car which gives her an advantage over many in her situation. She also lives in some pretty shady places, but that is all that she can afford on what she is making. Very easy read and well worth it.
Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America by Barbara Ehrenreich
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
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