In general the average income and cost of living was much less in the 50's - 60's... Making $2.00 per hour was considered a good wage in the early 1950's, most families didn't have the disposable income to have dinner out more than once or twice a year.
What Things Cost in 1950:
Car: $1,750
Gasoline: 27 cents/gal
House: $14,500
Bread: 14 cents/loaf
Milk: 82 cents/gal
Postage Stamp: 3 cents
Stock Market: 235
Average Annual Salary: $3,800
Minimum Wage: 75 cents per hour
2007-10-01 14:24:01
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answered by Anonymous
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I remember Mc Donalds having the golden arches with a sign
up, with it reading "5,000 hamburgers sold." Price 50 cents.
Going to the movie was 15 cents, 25 cents with a double
feature. and both movies included a Disney cartoon.
And the popcorn was fresh poped. It wasn't shipped in the
plastic garbage bags, like they are today. Bottle of soda pop
was 5 cents. 8oz. bottle.
Dairy Queen ice cream 5 cents.
I don't remember eating in a restrurant back then.
Everybody ate at home back then.
Television was new and ended at eleven o:clock. signing off
with the national anthem.
That is when the "American dollar was worth a dollar." <}:-})
2007-10-01 14:40:36
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answered by Anonymous
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Like a great variety of human beings, my decrease cost expenses disappeared alongside with the fairness in my residing house. If, even with the indisputable fact that, i ought to sell my residing house for what I owe on it, i does now not recommendations shifting to a smaller place while my little ones flow away the nest (very quickly). i could use the extra desirable earnings for that and different considerable applications, which includes feeding hungry human beings and offering them with a place to sleep. we've a impressive and correctly run homeless guard and nutrition pantry in our city, so I help them as much as achieveable. additionally they help human beings get coaching and jobs, besides as much less high priced housing. of direction, there isn't any way of counting the cost of evangelizing. it won't be able to be continuously extra up in money. Human kindness, justice, and actual help are continuously portion of the equation. interior the interim, because of the fact that i'm able to now not sell my residing house, i visit apply the extra desirable area to briefly residing house human beings in our community who've got here across themselves out of artwork or working for under it takes to pay lease around here.
2017-01-02 22:06:21
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answer #3
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answered by ? 3
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For 4 people it prolly costed about $5 at the most.
2007-10-01 14:19:43
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answered by pitcheer358 2
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between 6 & 8 dollars
2007-10-01 16:49:45
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answered by Jim F 3
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Probably less than $5! That seems like a cool era to live in until you look at all the stuff they didn't have yet.
2007-10-01 14:19:56
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answered by Dave 5
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depends on the restaurant.
i know that fast food places would charge less than $3 for a burger, fries, and a drink.
2007-10-01 14:19:28
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answered by Anonymous
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probably under $9
2007-10-01 14:18:30
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answered by Michael M 7
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300 smackers
your my 1,100 points answer
thanks
2007-10-01 14:20:30
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answered by Brian 3
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$1.10 per person in ny
2007-10-01 16:39:01
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answered by bebop_music 5
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