6 Best money memoirs

How would you rather learn about finance: from a dusty textbook, or a tale of towering egos and high-stakes gambling? Money Magazine picked out six of the best real-life stories.

<br>Nickel and Dimed: <br>On (not) Getting by in America<br>by Barbara Ehrenreich (2001)
Best book about earning money:

Nickel and Dimed:
On (not) Getting by in America
by Barbara Ehrenreich (2001)
Is it possible to live any kind of decent life on the paltry wages earned by millions of Americans on the lowest rungs of the job ladder?

In this funny, bitter and illuminating account, Ehrenreich literally puts herself in the shoes of America's working poor, doing stints as a waitress, maid and Wal-Mart clerk.

The work is draining; finding cheap (and bug-free) housing turns out to be an even bigger challenge.

Lesson: Hang on to your job; after this book, you'll never appreciate it more.

Greenspan

Lefevre

Denby

Franklin

Ehrenreich

Lewis

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