Bought groceries today.

[El Pablo]

I worked for Braum's when I was in high school. I remember in '75 when a double dip went up to 50 cents. Oh my word, the clamor!! You would have thought it was the end of the world. Lol Now look at us ... I'd LOVE to go back to the prices we had in the 80s even.

I don’t want to go back to the pay I had in the 80s

 

[TerryMiller]

I don’t want to go back to the pay I had in the 80s

Try early '70's. I worked a short time as a bank guard on the midnight shift at the (then called) Liberty National Bank (the 36 story building that has put up lights to create a cross on all for sides for Christmas) and was paid $1.65 per hour. That was a nickel above minimum wage.

 

[O4L]

I don’t want to go back to the pay I had in the 80s

I was making bank in the '80s









Until the oilfields shut down.

 

[turkeyrun]

Try early '70's. I worked a short time as a bank guard on the midnight shift at the (then called) Liberty National Bank (the 36 story building that has put up lights to create a cross on all for sides for Christmas) and was paid $1.65 per hour. That was a nickel above minimum wage.

$1.65 hr and gas was $0.32 gal. A hamburger was $0.35, fries $0.15 and drink $0.15. Movie on Friday night $1.75.
Rent $125 and $110 car payment on a gorgeous '74 Monte Carlo. Times were good. Out of school and new job in '76, pay jumped to $5.40.

We weren't rich, but we were living good. Better than today.

 

[Tinytim]

Single mom. No child support. No help from either side. When I met Grumpy I was working 3 jobs. It can be done. It ain't fun and it ain't easy but it can be done.

Same here, my second Daughter, Jordan, had a rough start, downes trisomy 21, open heart at three months, 27 more procedures over three months in ICU. She’s a healthy 21 year old now. In the end, my part of medical bills was $754,000.00 and all the follow up visits.
I worked three steady jobs for the next 10 years, to pay off that massive bill. Once I payed it off, I worked a few more months, realized I had worked there 28 years, paying the medical debt and for a few other reasons I decided to retire. We lived happily ever after.

 

[Tinytim]

I feel like meal subscription deals aren't worth the time or money. It costs $6.00/meal? You're gonna get a $6.00 meal, and that price is gonna include cooking, packaging, and transportation. I haven't found anyone who paid for the premade meals and said they were satisfied.

I tried them, not impressed, second batch was spoiled, when I called, I was told I should have placed them in the fridge, they were left on the front porch three days earlier, I ended our subscription.

 

[turkeyrun]

$6 meal for boxed, processed crap?

Wif and I have steak, 2-3 times a week. Had a steer processed, freezer full, <$4 / lb. Our typical meal is < $6 each.

I seen those meal packs. Nothing appealing there, for me.

 

[GnometownHero]

I remember when we would collect bottles to buy the RC.

Jim,
"old and in the way, thats what I heard em say, they used to heed the words you said, but that was yesterday, old and turnin gray, soon faded away, nobody cares about you when you're old and in the way"

 

[cmc tom]

I’m not too terribly old and I remember you could get (2) 2 liters of Pepsi products for $1.

1973, on a navy base exchange, carton of cigarettes was $0.90. Not sure if I'm old but I remember what dinosaur meat taste like.

 

[DB44]

Jesus! How old are you?

Old enough to remember!
I'm with you.