I have maintained a journal since college (1970). A reader may be amazed and amused by entries I wrote forty to fifty years ago about purchases I made or prices that existed decades ago. Below is a brief sampling of entries…
August 9, 1973
Pair of glasses cost me $44.
Friday, March 22, 1974
Bought an $85 suit on Monday. Pretty snazzy!
Tuesday, April 17, 1979
It’s very hard to find encouraging news. Gasoline prices are close to $.80 for unlimited, $.74 for regular. Many gas stations are gouging consumers and raising prices higher than what the government guidelines call for.
Tuesday, July 31, 1979
Prices:
Flounder $2.29 a pound
Eggs one dollar a dozen
Bread $.53 a load
Steak $2.49 a pound
Pepsi 64 oz. $.99
Lettuce $.59 a head
Milk $.86 for a half-gallon
Hamburger $1.99 lb.
Movies $3.50
Saturday, April 12, 1980
Price trivia:
Gas $1.27 per gallon unleaded
Egg McMuffin, hash browns, OJ $1.94
Sunday Inquirer $.60
Sunday Courier $.35
Gatorade $.69 a bottle
Thursday, January 15, 1981
I paid $1.49 for a 45 RPM record today. Only a couple years ago, you could buy a 45 for $.79.
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