While cleaning out my closet today I found a box of old receipts. These may explain why I find today's prices hard to pay. Here is a list of some of the papers and receipts I found.
1.Our marriage license issued in June 1961 by the county of Los Angeles - $2.00. What does a marriage license cost today?
2.A telegram offering my new husband, a graduate of Cal Tech, a job at Douglas Aircraft. Salary offered was $600 per month. We couldn't imagine needing that much money.
3.A receipt from the pretty little inn where we honeymooned, the Inn at Rancho Santa Fe, - $20 per night.
4.The rental agreement for our first apartment, a nice 2 bedroom place in Culver City, CA- $90 per month.
5.The rental agreement for our first house, a lovely 3 bedroom with a big yard in Santa Monica, CA - $150 per month.
6.The hospital bill for our first child. She was born at UCLA Medical Center in 1963. I was in the hospital for three days. - $160.
7.In 1964 we moved to Maryland and my husband went to work for NASA. He was a GS 11 which meant he could earn $8000 annually. The highest salary a government worker could earn, a GS 18, was $20,000 annually.
8.Our second child was born in 1965 in Maryland. The cost had gone up considerably. The total hospital bill for her birth was $258.
9.Receipts from the pediatrician show that an office visit was $5 and a DPT shot was another $3. What is the cost of an office visit today?
10.We bought the house we still live in in 1964. The cost was $16,400.
This might explain why folks my age have a hard time understanding the cost of living in today's world.
La Liga là gì? Lịch sử hình thành giải đấu
5 months ago
4 comments:
Boy,..the list just goes on and on don't it.
I bought my first car(1956 Studebaker) for $20.00.
My first house,3 bedrooms with detached 2 car garage on a quarter acre,cost $17,000.00..
It's a world gone mad!
wow! you honeymooned at RSF Inn? I lived right by there....wow that is neat!
Isn't it something about the prices? I remember mom and pops getting gas on the base for 27 cents a gal.
my first job and McDonalds paid me $3.09 an hour in 1973. I was 15--lied and told them I was 16 so I could work....
CS, I just saw the contract for my job as an RN is the delivery room in 1964. I was paid $2.05/hr.
The house we rented when we moved to Port Macquarie in 1976 was $12 per week and I bought my first car - a 1967 Holden - in 1977 for $482 which was slightly less than my tax return...and it went like a dream till Don did something to it.
In 1970 half a loaf of bread was 11 cents.
Post a Comment