The Financial Diaries - How American Families Cope in a World of Uncertainty (Paperback)

The ideal of the American Dream seems increasingly out of reach, even for many families who are trying to do everything right. To find out why, Jonathan Morduch and Rachel Schneider followed 235 low- and middle-income families as they navigated a year of ups and downs. Through the groundbreaking US Financial Diaries project, we meet real people, from a casino dealer to a street vendor to a tax preparer, who open up their lives and reveal a world of financial uncertainty. For these families, even limited financial success requires imaginative-and often costly-coping strategies: forming saving clubs, borrowing from relatives, strategizing about skipping bills, and devising ways to keep money just out of easy reach. In The Financial Diaries, Morduch and Schneider challenge popular assumptions about how Americans earn, spend, borrow, and save. This book uncovers deeper causes of distress and inequality, starkly illustrating how changes in America have placed too much risk on the wrong shoulders. The authors describe new tools and policies-from fin tech apps that help people manage money to laws that guarantee predictable hours-that will improve stability for those who need it most.

General

Imprint:	Princeton University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	2019
First published:	2017
Authors:	Jonathan Morduch • Rachel Schneider
Dimensions:	203 x 133 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	256
ISBN-13:	978-0-691-18314-5
Categories:	Books > Health, Home & Family > Self-help & practical interests > Personal finance
LSN:	0-691-18314-7
Barcode:	9780691183145

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