1. Introduction / Michael S. Barr
2. Managing money / Michael S. Barr
3. And banking for all? / Michael S. Barr, Jane K. Dokko, and Benjamin J. Keys
4. Preferences for plastic / Michael S. Barr, Jane K. Dokko, and Eleanor McDonnell Feit
5. Which way to the bank? / Michael S. Barr, Jane K. Dokko, Ron Borzekowski, and Elizabeth K. Kiser
6. Borrowing to make ends meet / Michael S. Barr, Jane K. Dokko, and Benjamin J. Keys
7. High-cost home ownership / Michael S. Barr, Jane K. Dokko, and Benjamin J. Keyes
8. Living on the edge of bankruptcy / Michael S. Barr and Jane K. Dokko
9. Expensive tax refunds / Michael S. Barr and Jane K. Dokko
10. Paying to save / Michael S. Barr and Jane K. Dokko
11. Behaviorally informed regulation / Michael S. Barr, Sendhil Mullainathan, and Eldar Shafir
12. Epilogue : crisis and reform / Michael S. Barr
No slack : the financial lives of low-income Americans by Michael S. Barr. ISBN 9780815722342. Published by Brookings Institution Press in 2012. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.