Poverty is one of the main social problems affected society since ancient times. Some researchers suppose that poverty can be illuminated by hard work and better education, increased wages and stable economic development. In the book, Nickel and Dimed B. Ehrenreich describes her investigation of poor working class conditions and their impact on life of an ordinary citizen. She came to conclusion that poverty will be difficult to illuminate in modern society because of limited job opportunities and social class boundaries. Hard work and desire to learn will not help poor people to achieve higher standards of living and find stable job.