I've mentioned this book here before, but I can't stress enough how good it is.

$2.00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America:

https://www.amazon.com/2-00-Day-Living-Nothing-America/dp/05...

The article isn't great, but the audio snippets are a lot better.

I've posted this book a zillion times on HN, but "$2.00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America" really changed a lot of my thoughts and feelings about what is going on in America today. Highly recommend reading it:

https://www.amazon.com/2-00-Day-Living-Nothing-America/dp/05...

I cannot stress enough how excellent this book is. It's quite sad, but stirred something in me that I've not been able to quell since reading it.

$2.00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America: https://www.amazon.com/2-00-Day-Living-Nothing-America/dp/05...