Nickel and Dimed : On (Not) Getting By in America (Paperback)

from hmmn

Really interesting read, and quite funny at times but often reads as a little elitist. Most of the other reviewers have touched on how shallow her 'research' can be. . . I think that the information that we can extract from her experiences are at least a helpful addition to the discussion about t...

from ngennaro

Despite some of thenegative reviews I found this to be a very interesting book and one that clearly shows how hard some people have it. We can quibble about her techniques and how she went about living the life of a person on theedge but the reality is scary and she pointed it out in excellent form.

from KendraRenee

Am iffy about this book's 3 stories, as the author tells them like the opinionated journalists I particularly don't like. And Ehrenreich IS pretentious and stuck-up.... that is quite obvious when she acts so outraged at being mistreated and ignored as a low-wage earner. Like, but I don't *deserve...

from StoutHearted

Though Ehrenreich's experiment is over ten years old (done from 1998-2000), it rings close to home more than ever. With an economic downturn that has no end in sight, more Americans are part of the "working poor." These are the people who work long hours for little pay and still don't have enough...

from KendraRenee

Am iffy about this book's 3 stories, as the author tells them like the opinionated journalists I particularly don't like. And Ehrenreich IS pretentious and stuck-up.... that is quite obvious when she acts so outraged at being mistreated and ignored as a low-wage earner. Like, but I don't *deserve...