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#2134175 03/01/26 11:25 AM
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When you watch an old movie and a cowboy goes up to the bar and orders whiskey and the barkeeper says that there will be two bits.

I kinda of feel like I woke up in the wrong century now.

I read that the average cost for a new car is $49k. I find that inconceivable. In 1960 my parents bought a brand new 4 bedroom 1.5 bath ranch home about 1500 sq ft. in Highland Hts. Ohio.

It cost $27,500.

My first car I paid $150 for an old Ford Fairlane of course it didn't last too long.

I look at the cost of things and I am floored. I just shake my head.

Facing life today as a twenty year old. Damn it is looking like a tough road just to reach the hope of owning a home and a car.

I remember when a million was a million.

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As much as some are unwilling to admit it, things were much easier for us. Sure we didn't make as much but things didn't cost as much either. College, housing and things in general were much more affordable. As with everything in life I associate it with music....



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I get it. But as much as I would have bet money this would end up being a political thread as much as I was hoping to avoid that.


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No intent to make it political.

More about the cost of living.

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My 1st car was a 72 Grand Prix. Paid $300. This ild guy ran a red light at about 50 MPH in a 25 MPH zone, hitting my tank of a car hard enough to rip the transmission off the engne, and broke the frame. My 2nd was a 1971 Grand Prix that I paid $350 for. Made payments on that one.

You would have a hard time finding a junker for that today.


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YTownBrownsFan #2134208 03/01/26 03:49 PM
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Every now and then I go to pay for something and think damn.

Going to Five Guys for a double cheeseburger and a milk shake. Good lord over $20.

Healthcare is unreal.

I have Medicare Advantage with UHC. I went and had some epidurals in my back. Over $30k. I didn't pay that but still.

I guess when you get old it is always the same. My father would turn in his grave if he knew what people pay for "bottled water."

When I was a teen and made $3.00 an hour I thought it was good money.

Back in the day if you made $30k a year and you were 30 years old. You were doing well.


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