Hand to Mouth: Living in Bootstrap America | 
pickThis answers the questions of why poor people make what others would judge as bad decisions. The author does a great job answering the questions from her own experiences. She makes the distinctions between poverty-stricken, poor and broke. A look at how our countries poor are judged harshly and even why, and how, our system could be better. I learned a lot from this and will be thinking about it for a long time. I highly recommend this one.
pickPublished in 2014 after Tirado wrote a post about poverty on Gawker that went viral, she does a good job of explaining problems of the working poor in America, though her own situation was apparently not as bad as implied (which caused me to waiver on making this a pick). However, I saw a lot of truth in her depiction of low pay service and retail jobs and I do agree poor people are judged and treated badly in our society.
The author of this book, Linda Tirado, was covering the protests against police violence as a photojournalist when police shot her with a rubber bullet, shattering her left eye. I‘m amazed by her bravery and the resilience and positive attitude she‘s showing on Twitter. I think her book will be worth a read!
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As someone who currently has three jobs, I understand what it's like to feel like you can never afford anything other than rent and bills. Fortunately, my financial situation has never fallen to what Tirado describes in this book. If you're one of those people who looks at poor people and assumes their situation is completely their own fault, then you are 100% the target audience for this book.
pickA compelling, first-person account of poverty. It's power is somewhat diminished by spots of anger and resentment as well as the unspoken assumption that money solves all problems (it doesn't). But definitely worth a read for the awareness it raises.
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