6. Capitalizing on the Promise of the EITC

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations and Tables ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Introduction 1
6. 1. Family Budgets: Staying in the Black, Slipping into the Red 23
7. 2. Tax Time 59
8. 3. The New Regime through the Lens of the Old 100
9. 4. Beyond Living Paycheck to Paycheck 126
10. 5. “Debt—I Am Hoping to Eliminate That Word!” 152
11. 6. Capitalizing on the Promise of the EITC 182
12. Appendix A: Introduction to Boston and the Research Project 217
13. Appendix B: Qualitative Interview Guide 224
14. Notes 235
15. Bibliography 261
16. Index 283