Nickel-and-Dimed to Death in 2025: Life as a Battery
A personal essay on recurring bills, mandatory costs, and the exhausting feeling of powering a system that never lets you recharge.
Tommy J. Housman
November 15, 2025
A personal essay on recurring bills, mandatory costs, and the exhausting feeling of powering a system that never lets you recharge.
Cindi Clayton connects the experiences of families, schools, and communities to a larger conversation about affordability and public accountability.
