When I started driving in 19__ gas was $____ a gallon and a pack of cigaretts was $____ a pack.
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in 1984 gas was $.98 for leaded which my car used and I have no clue what cigarettes cost because I never smoked them.
ReplyDelete1984, gas was around $1.20 I think.
ReplyDeleteI have never bought cigarettes so I can't comment on that one!
Here's the key to this question.
ReplyDeleteI was speaking to my Father a few weeks ago about this topic. He said, back in the 1950's ad 1960's you made around $300.00 a week. Gas was a quarter a gallon and cigarettes were around 10 cents a pack.
Now look at things today. Most young people are making around $300.00 a week, (in general) but look at the price of gas, cigarettes, milk, diapers, etc...
Try to take your age out of it and look at the younger people. What has happened to this country is a sham. It's no wonder why so many are on public assistance.
While some may come back and talk about inflation, salaries have NOT kept up with inflation and its obviously worse than ever before.
If you were ever worried about our future, I hope this opens your eyes even more because there's no way to survive like this.
In 1977, I think gas was $.50/gal. and cigarettes were about the same...$.50/pack.
ReplyDelete1978: Gas around .50, Copenhagen was .35 (now 4.89)
ReplyDeleteIn 1981 gas was 1.06 a gallon and cigs were 65 cents a pack. When we got off the bus after school in 1980 a dollar would us a Nehi orange soda and a tastykake and 22 pieces of penny candy.Which I do not even think penny candy is still around.
ReplyDeleteIn 1995, gas was around $1.25, I think. I do remember seeing sub-$1.00 gas. Spending $2 or more was high for cigarettes.
ReplyDeleteIn 1966, when I started driving, gas was about 32 to 35 cents and cigs were 29 cents. I remember in 1971 I stopped at Trader Lee's Village in West Ocean City and was astounded that they were getting 50 cents per gallon. But they had "pump bunnies", girls in bikinis who pumped your gas. Geeez, NOBODY pumps gas for you anymore, it's all self service.
ReplyDeletestarted driving in 1977 gas was .54 cents a gallon cigarettes were .70 cents a pack I think.
ReplyDelete1970.35 cents a gallon.I think around 40 cents a pack.
ReplyDeleteI started driving in 1967, don't really recall those prices, but I do remember making $1.15/hour those summers. In 1969, I went to college in Virginia, gas was 33 cents a gallon and I could buy cigarettes for $2.49 a carton. summer job in 1970 paid me $2.25/hour. What a great time that was!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteStarted driving in 1976 and I think gas was $.45 in Baltimore. I wasn't smoking then so I don't know about cigarettes. I started smoking in 1983 and I quit smoking 3 years ago and was driving to Virginia to get them for $35.00 a carton. I quit because I could no longer afford them and the same brand is $49.00 a carton today!!
ReplyDeleteJoe my husband and I were just talking about this the other day. The wages are starting out the same yet everything has gone up. Our son and his wife make more than we did did when we bought our house. The same house now is 3 times as much. Our electric bill was about 45 a month now its over 200. Cable was about 30 bucks now it's 80 (not including internet). The cost of food has almost tripled. People used to have 1 land line now each person has a cell phone. I don't know how some of the younger generation get by with what they do.
ReplyDeleteIn 1970, Gas was .339 except during a gas war when it went to .259. Cigs were .35 / pack, and I made between $1.75 - $2.50/ hour. (minimum wage)
ReplyDeleteOh, and tax out of my check was $3-$7 a week.
I wish I made 300.00 a week in the 60's. That was the going rate for a months pay. Gasoline when I started driving in 1958 was .20 and cigarettes were .19 in machines with a penny change in the wrapper.
ReplyDelete1967, gas was 29.9/gal in west Baltimore. Never smoked, but I think cigs were about 30 cents a pack.
ReplyDeleteit seems in general everything we buy has more then trippled in price but our income has not kept up with it.if i was making tripple the money i was 30 yrs ago i could still aford to go out and have a nice diner with my soon to be wife.
ReplyDeleteWow, I just figured my paycheck in 1970 @$2.50 less taxes = $92.50. Today that would give me about $66.00/ week.
ReplyDeleteWith gas at $.35x 15 gal./ wk=$5.25.
I go through about a tank and a half a week.
That makes a ratio of 9 % of my pay back then.
I kept the rest of the money for other things.
Today, lets see....
Gas @ 3.50 x 15 = $52.50
Income (what's that?) but let's use minimum wage as I was making back then.
$7.50 x 40 = $300.00
Less 1/3 tax = $200.00
52.50/200= 26%
So, 26% of my paycheck now goes for gas. A gallon of milk, loaf of bread; all $3.50, All same ratio back then.
but, hell, these are items that we don't NEED, just want?
We are screwed...
I started driving in 1969, gas was 19-cents per gallon. I made $1.85 and hour, which means gas was a little more than 10% of what I made an hour. Today, I pay about 7% of what I make an hour. When considering my pay raises, I like today's prices better.
ReplyDeleteAs far as the price of a pack of cigarettes (yes, it has an "e" after the "tt"), I have no idea. I learned at about age 17 that I could become an adult without a cigarette between my lips.
anonymous 8:43, I think your missing my point, a little bit. I understand your figures today. However, now look at what our KIDS are paying in comparison. Look at their salaries and then what they pay for gas, milk etc...
ReplyDelete1956 gas was 20 cts per gal and cigs were 20 cts per pack.we could put
ReplyDelete$1.00 worth of gas in the car and ride all day. 20 to 25 mpg cars. good times. thanks sjd
In 1978 I was paying about $.89/gallon and before I graduated in 1979 it was a $1/gallon. I remember gas lines very well, didn't care about the price we just didn't know if we could get it. Cigs were normally a dollar because that's what I had to pay someone to sneak them to me, the few times I bought them solo they were about $.75 I think
ReplyDelete1995, $1.09. BARELY MISSED THE $0.99 gas days. i dont know about the cigarettes. im guessing they were about $2.00~3.00.
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