The inflation in luxury goods is staggering. High school kids used to be able to afford concert tickets, football games, and Broadway plays. That Phantom was a year’s salary for a school teacher; now the most expensive cars are twenty year’s salary. It’s not that the products are so much better; there’s a larger pool of very wealthy people. In 1960, if a man’s wife had a job they were considered ‘poor.’ Today, even professionals need two salaries to keep up with the Joneses
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I’m not much of a fan of ‘inflation calculators.’
According to most of them, $1 million in 1960 is $10 million today. But if you look at the actual prices, it makes no sense. $1 million in 1960 would buy two mansions, a fleet of cars, a nice boat, and you’d have enough left over to invest and have an income for several lifetimes.
If you don’t have a good sized freezer, buy one. There are small ones that fit in any home.
Too many veggies? Chop them up and put them in quart sized containers. You can add them to any soup or stew.
I have a five quart pot; make chili/stew/soup and freeze in pint size containers.
My house has a good freezer, here’s the first i searched out as an example.
Leonard Bernstein has entered the chat…
If every interaction you’ve had is bad, look for the common denominator
“Well structured query” is what got me.
If I read up on a subject for two hours, chances are I am going to learn things that have nothing to do with the original problem.
Along similar lines, I once saw a food review that talked about Peking duck and Beijing, China.
So, there were others that weren’t?
12 Step Support groups.
No dues or fees; no full time leaders; you are a member if you say you are and no one can say you aren’t.
I expect many downvotes.
I guess the quote fooled me. Thank you
lechajim
I’ve never seen that spelling before. Usually I see ‘L’chiam’
What movie is this from? I’m thinking Mad Men, but that’s just a guess.
Thanks.
Why do you think Reaganomics was implemented? If both parents work, they aren’t going to be able to spend as much time teaching their kids to read.
“Fancy” people who have champagne often aren’t going to be impressed. Think of it this way; tourists come to New York and gawk at things the locals have been ignoring for years.
No screens at all for two hours before bedtime. Hot bath and/or massage. Melatonin. That’s what I suggest.
You see, there’s a race of beings so intelligent, long lived, and generally amazing that we mere humans can only think of them as ‘gods.’
But even thy can succumb to the lure of using a Chatbot AI instead of doing their own work.
I like what a New York City politician said.
“If you agree with me 51% of the time, you should vote for me. If you agree with me 100% of the time, seek a psychiatrist.”
Along the lines of the original post.
Compare Angelina Jolie and Elizabeth Taylor, for example. On paper, Angelina is far wealthier, but in terms of day-to-day lifestyles, they are pretty comparable. Only the 0.01% of multi-billionaires have reaped any rewards.