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Saturday, August 31, 2013

1958 Cost Of Living


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7 comments:

  1. AnonymousAugust 31, 2013 at 6:39 PM

    Those were the days and people had jobs.

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  2. AnonymousAugust 31, 2013 at 6:46 PM

    cigarettes were 19C per pack. You put 2 dimes in the machine and got 2 pennies inside the side if the pack.

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  3. Bullard ConstructionAugust 31, 2013 at 7:42 PM

    I'll start doing math now!

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  4. AnonymousAugust 31, 2013 at 9:19 PM

    My father took us to see "The Big Country" in 1958 at the Boulevard.I had just turned 6.About a month ago I saw it on TV for my first time since 1958.It was every bit as good or better than I had remembered it.

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  5. DaddioAugust 31, 2013 at 10:15 PM

    What was the average income in those days, and how do these expenses compare as a percentage of income?

    THAT would make the comparison valid ...

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  6. AnonymousAugust 31, 2013 at 10:18 PM

    6:46 PM
    how could you put in two dimes get two pennies back for .19 cent pack of smokes?
    Those were magical times.

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  7. Bullard ConstructionSeptember 1, 2013 at 7:53 AM

    If you multiply all those numbers by 10, lots of them fall in line with today's prices. Food was higher though, but gas would only be $2.40.

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