Think about what the average worker made coming out of the depression
The cost of living in 1940
Car: $800
Gasoline: 18 cents/gal
House: $6,550
Bread: 8 cents/loaf
Milk: 34 cents/gal
Postage Stamp: 3 cents
Stock Market: 131
Average Annual Salary: $1,900
Minimum Wage: 30 cents per hour
people look at historic prices through today's prism, I remember in college thinking that if I could make 10k a year I would be all set. In the 1950's my Dad made $50 a week at a good job- brought home a silver dollar each time he cashed the check- put it in a drawer and that financed our family vacation.
still fun to look at
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