#9056
Mentioned in 7 episodes
Nickel and Dimed
Book • 2001
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.
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.
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Mentioned in 7 episodes
Referenced as a classic book alongside “Getting Me Cheap” about women trapped in low-wage cycles.
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How to Use Today's Economic Uncertainty to Get Closer to Your Dream Life
Mentioned by 
Bryan Caplan in the context of discussing the challenges faced by low-skilled workers and the dynamics of workplace management.
Bryan Caplan in the context of discussing the challenges faced by low-skilled workers and the dynamics of workplace management.
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Bryan Caplan - Discrimination, Poverty, & Mental Illness
Mentioned by John Roderick while discussing a book by Barbara Ehrenreich about her experiences working various jobs, including house cleaning.
Ep. 574: "Big Strong Man"
Mentioned by 
Des Bishop as a book he read and loved about a journalist going undercover living on minimum wage.
Des Bishop as a book he read and loved about a journalist going undercover living on minimum wage.
#286 Adding Raisins to Potato Salad with Des Bishop
Mentioned by Brian Goldstone as a comparable work to “There Is No Place for Us”.
3538 - Texas Blackmails Banks to Drop Climate Change & the GOP Dream of Dismantling the Department of Education Comes True
Mentioned by Des Bishop , who was inspired by it to create a documentary series about living on minimum wage.
Des Bishop , who was inspired by it to create a documentary series about living on minimum wage.
#286 Adding Raisins to Potato Salad with Des Bishop
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Ezra Klein as one of 
Barbara Ehrenreich 's books that explores the economic conditions of low-wage workers in America.
Ezra Klein as one of Barbara Ehrenreich 's books that explores the economic conditions of low-wage workers in America.
Barbara Ehrenreich on UBI, class conflict, and collective joy
