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Originally Posted by rca2000
I looked though it last nigh--will look more later. There are a LOT of VERY interesting articles and ads there...
One thig I DID notice...is how EXPENSIVE stuff was then.
a 6K A/C unit in 1956...259.00 That is about 2 THOUSAND by todays standards !!
A 20" fan for $49.. say 350 today...
A NON stainless steel refrigerator for $400 WITH a 200.00 trade in.. OVER 3 GRAND today..
HOW did people afford things then?? Did people make that much MORE money then--compared to TODAY ???
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People have a lot more stuff now, simply. That and a lot of things which were once luxury items are now in every home. Even as recently as the 80s I remember there basically being two pieces of electronics in the house.. the single colour TV, and the hi-fi system. That's it that's all. The phone was owned by the phone company and rented along with the phone bill. Since the early 90s the quantity of "stuff" has multiplied exponentially and I am not sure if quality of life has followed.