" ... provide ... evidence that the culprit is not "over-consumption" ... they point to the ferocious bidding war for housing and decent schools that has quietly engulfed America's suburbs, driving up the cost of raising children in the middle class"--Jacket flap.

Just the way she planned -- The over-consumption myth -- Mom: the all-purpose safety net -- The myth of the immoral debtor -- Going it alone in a two-income world -- The cement life raft -- The financial fire drill.