When silver currency runs the everyday economy, I have to wonder at the purchasing power of actual pre 65 coinage.. will the price index be lowered to 1964 levels?? I worked at a grocery store and remember when the parents of large families shopped, 2 large carts were filled to the brim with $100 worth of groceries.. A guy can hope, ayy??
Packing them correctly is an art, some heavy items at the bottom of each bag and lighter items on top. Also never anything at all on top of bread or eggs.
David Letterman used to be a bag boy and demonstrated on his show one time.
In terms of constant (1964) dollars, median family income was 6600. a year
The average car in 1964 cost less than $4,500
A house in 1964: $18,900
You have to use dollar cost averaging to get a proportional figure.
I remember in the 80s,we pushed 2 sometimes 3 carts around and filled them. Mom was always packing shit into the cabinets and freezer. At one point we had a chest freezer.
Iirc mom and dad spent like 300 maybe 400 a month on groceries.
When silver currency runs the everyday economy, I have to wonder at the purchasing power of actual pre 65 coinage.. will the price index be lowered to 1964 levels?? I worked at a grocery store and remember when the parents of large families shopped, 2 large carts were filled to the brim with $100 worth of groceries.. A guy can hope, ayy??
When I was growing up, my parents could get a full cart of groceries for $20 or less. And the store person would bring the groceries out to the car.
Packing them correctly is an art, some heavy items at the bottom of each bag and lighter items on top. Also never anything at all on top of bread or eggs.
David Letterman used to be a bag boy and demonstrated on his show one time.
That is exactly what I did, but got promoted to the produce dept. Scrawny me hefted a box of bananas and bags of onions till it became easy..
In terms of constant (1964) dollars, median family income was 6600. a year The average car in 1964 cost less than $4,500 A house in 1964: $18,900 You have to use dollar cost averaging to get a proportional figure.
I remember in the 80s,we pushed 2 sometimes 3 carts around and filled them. Mom was always packing shit into the cabinets and freezer. At one point we had a chest freezer.
Iirc mom and dad spent like 300 maybe 400 a month on groceries.