Teaching "Nickel and Dimed"
http://www.csun.edu/afye/Teaching_Nickel_and_Dimed.html
This helpful conglomeration of resources was compiled by California State University Northridge for its Freshman reading project in 2008. It provides a variety of discussion questions, activities, and linked articles/writings related to Nickel and Dimed that will help students expand their understanding of the text.
Making Ends Meet
https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/books/01/05/13/reviews/010513.13gallagt.html
In this 2001 New York Times review of Nickel and Dimed, Dorothy Gallagher unpacks the many ways in which Ehrenreich's book deftly examines the many challenges facing...