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artoparts commented on the word nickel and dimed
1. Expose to financial hardship or bankruptcy by the accumulation of small expenses. 2. Barbara Ehrenreich book that investigates the impact of 1996 welfare reform on the "working poor" in the US. See: variety store & five and ten & five and dime & dimestore.
April 1, 2009