Editorial Reviews
From Booklist
Feature reporters trying to personify economic hard times will often profile a family no longer able to get by on an income that only a short time before might have seemed more than adequate. These stories, though, invariably generate a counterstorm of protest, evoking little sympathy from those making do on even less. Kelley's title may have the same effect, but she introduces a "new math" to show that there are, in fact, many hidden costs involved with second incomes; and she effectively demonstrates that one plus one does not equal two in a dual-income household. Chapters on the costs of child care, personal upkeep, transportation, lunches and coffee breaks, inefficient and hurried shopping, time-saving conveniences, self-rewards, taxes, etc., help calculate the added expenses a second wage-earner can incur, so that couples can compare costs versus benefits. Kelley offers helpful, eye-opening observations. David Rouse --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Midwest Book Review
It's not how much you make, but how much you keep: this is the contention of, Two Incomes and Still Broke?, a title which focuses on how a family's second income is being spent. Worksheets and advice accompany information on reducing taxes and managing a second income so it does more than just pay necessities. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. |
