Barbara Ehrenreich.
Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America.
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 2001.
Book information: Publisher; Google Books, 2001 edition; Google Books, 2011 edition; Amazon.com; Book Webpage; Nickel and Dimed, Wikipedia.
Some Barbara Ehrenreich links:
Barbara Ehrenreich .com
Barbara Ehrenreich, Wikipedia
Barbara's Blog, but the most recent post is dated 09 August 2011.
Barbara Ehrenreich at MotherJones
Barbara Ehrenreich at The Nation
Barbara Ehrenreich and the "Nickel and Dimed" song in the film The American Ruling Class (2005):