#4092

Mentioned in 9 episodes

Nickel and Dimed

Book • 2001

Barbara Ehrenreich

In *Nickel and Dimed*, Barbara Ehrenreich chronicles her three-month experiment living on minimum-wage earnings, working as a waitress, maid, and retail clerk.

The book highlights the impossibility of making ends meet on such wages, revealing the harsh realities faced by low-income workers in the United States.

It was expanded from an article in *Harper's Magazine* and became a bestseller, praised for its impactful portrayal of economic inequality.

Mentioned by

Patrick Blanchfield

Stephen J. Dubner

Barbara Ehrenreich

David Barsamian

Mentioned in 9 episodes

Mentioned by

Jigar Shah

when discussing the challenges faced by low-income individuals and the need to address the high cost of being poor.

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Referenced as a classic book alongside “Getting Me Cheap” about women trapped in low-wage cycles.

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Mentioned by

Bryan Caplan

in the context of discussing the challenges faced by low-skilled workers and the dynamics of workplace management.

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Mentioned by

Kadie Ward

when discussing her motivation for participating in the debate.

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Mentioned by

Tyler

as work similar to Fake Work, in its ethnographic nature.

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Mentioned by

Patrick Blanchfield

as Rosa Brooks' mother and a prominent leftist journalist.

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Mentioned by

Melanie Kahl

as a book she read back in college written by Barbara Ehrenreich.

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Mentioned by

Stephen J. Dubner

in relation to low-wage work in America.

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Mentioned by

John Roderick

while discussing a book by Barbara Ehrenreich about her experiences working various jobs, including house cleaning.

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Mentioned by Brian Goldstone as a comparable work to “There Is No Place for Us”.

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Mentioned by

Ezra Klein

as one of

Barbara Ehrenreich

's books that explores the economic conditions of low-wage workers in America.

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Mentioned by

Andrew Keen

in relation to

Michael Stein

's work on working-class Americans.

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Mentioned by

Des Bishop

as a book he read and loved about a journalist going undercover living on minimum wage.

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Mentioned by

Des Bishop

, who was inspired by it to create a documentary series about living on minimum wage.

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Mentioned by

David Barsamian

as a classic book where

Barbara Ehrenreich

works low-wage jobs to chronicle the struggles of fellow workers.

Barbara Ehrenreich with David Barsamian

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