This course so far has been a great class. I love how small the class is, so it is very personable.  This week the reading was really relatable to my life and it was nice to be able to sit in a circle and just talk as a class and not just be lectured. Nickel and Dimed was an amazing book and took us through the daily struggles to not have money and what it’s like to really not have much to live on. This also made me reflect on my upbringing and current situation. My mother lost her job when I was very young. We did not have much money to live on and eventually lost our house.  By the time I was 3 years old I started living with my grandma. My mother was in and out of jail multiple times so this took a huge tole on my life and my mothers.  She has never recovered from this whole downfall. When she was going through this all she had a car so this book reminded me of my life 100%. She currently lives at a hotel with her boyfriend who works there. They have lived there since I was about 10. This whole situation has been so hard because my mother never had any motivation to get a job due to her not having one for so long. I really want her to read Nickel and Dimed because it related to her life exactly and what she is going through firsthand.