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Across the US personal relationships are largely segregated by both class and race, even if our work relationships are not. As a consequence, it might be difficult to imagine what life looks like for the millions of people living on the edge. In this chapter, you will meet people whose lives and personalities could not be more different from each other: Michael Chase and Rose Taylor in Southeast Ohio; Ellison Thompson and Erika Brooks from the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation; and Vanessa Torres and Puppy Love (PL) from Oakland, California. The stories of the struggling class are not just stories about people. They are also stories about places. Where we live shapes our opportunities, our troubles, our aspirations, and our fears. The places we call home can give us a tremendous sense of identity and belonging and sometimes a depth of sorrow that escapes words.