“What you don't necessarily realize when you start selling your time by the hour is that what you're really selling is your life.”
Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America by Barbara Ehrenreich (Picador; 10 Anv edition, 2011)(Originally published in 2001)
Genre: Non-Fiction, Memoir
Honors: ALA Alex Award (2002) [Honors Information found at Goodreads.com]
Review: Just how hard is it to live off of minimum wage in America? Barbara Ehrenreich decided to find out first hand. She lived in Florida, Maine, and Minnosota living the most inexpensive lodgeing and working as a maid, a waitress, and even a Wal-Mart sales person. A very real look at the difficulty of getting by, or rather, not getting by in America.
Opinion: I really like this book, it reads almost like a novel. I love Enhrenreich's attitude and how she describes the jobs she works. Having worked those kinds of jobs myself I know she speaks the complete truth. Though the book is over ten years old now, and many things have changed, but most have not. The only thing that has changed is the wage amounts that she talks about.
Ideas: This is a good book for someone who is trying to break into the non-fiction genre, or for someone who likes non-fiction. If anyone who is doing any sort of economic research this is definitely a good book for them to read.
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