2006-07-12 14:53:57 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
Check out the link, it should help.
2006-07-12 14:57:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That depends a lot on where you were living, and of course your lifestyle.
Like the movie stars of today- who can't seem to get by on less than $21 million a year... the celebrities of the 30s had pretty expensive lifestyles, but their salaries were closer to $21,000 a year.
A family in New York, during the depression could get by on $100 a week, if they had to- but few had that much money.
I'd say the cost of living is about ten times higher now, than it was then.
To make a contrast, a hamburger and fries cost about 75 cents in 1938. Now, it's about $7.50, depending on where you get it.
2006-07-12 14:58:02 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any time you want to convert 1938 dollars into 2006 dollars, simply multiply the amount you want to convert by 14.19858 .
$100.00 in 1938 equals $1,419.86 in 2006.
See my source below
2006-07-12 14:59:03 · answer #3 · answered by AnAvidViewer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Instead of going to McDonalds today, you could of bought a car in 1938.
2006-07-12 14:55:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was a depression.
No one has an accurate count.
Very little because people shared food and grew their own vegetables in "Victory Gardens".
2006-07-12 14:56:30 · answer #5 · answered by Texas Cowboy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Okay, I myself was not there to know :P. But I did find this link; it's a little wordy, but, well, it is from an encyclopedia.
2006-07-12 14:57:43 · answer #6 · answered by Playwright Extraordinaire 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If my memory doesn't betray me 38 cents / day.
Where you said?
2006-07-12 14:57:27 · answer #7 · answered by davmanx 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get someone else to do your homework for you.
2006-07-12 14:56:27 · answer #8 · answered by J 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋