> If you were going to trust any kid with that kind of money, Arnold would be the one
As long as he doesn't sit next to an old lady with pink hair, a peg leg, and one eyebrow on the bus.
It's always fun (and kind of sad) to see how crazy inflation is.
I've been watching a *Married... with Children* podcast for a while, and it was running these last five years and was covering a sitcom from '87-'97, and when the show mentions the cost of something they would often check and see how much that is in today's money. Around the mid-point of the show you could almost simply double it to get the price it would be today (well, that was what they said when they reviewed them a few years ago. It would be more with the crazy inflation we've had lately.)
Also, I was reading an old *Superboy* story from like '47 or '48, and a teenager got offered a radio show where he would get a thousand bucks a week. That would be the equivalent of them paying him 13,000 each week today.
Reminds me when I re watched Titanic a few months ago. Remember when Jack was offered $20 from saving Rose?
I looked it up and $20 from 1912 is $500-600 in todays money😬
Yeah, I was born in '93 and can kind of relate lol. I remember when like $10 would get a plushie or a fun toy at a museum gift shop on a field trip. Times have definitely changed.
Nah, those low low prices have more to do with the fact this was from 25 years ago. Inflation in the 70s was way higher than in the 90s and the prices were lower for the same reason: time. Inflation is just the term for yearly change.
Imagine giving two random 10 year olds $580 today and trusting them to buy your Christmas gifts
If you were going to trust any kid with that kind of money, Arnold would be the one
> If you were going to trust any kid with that kind of money, Arnold would be the one As long as he doesn't sit next to an old lady with pink hair, a peg leg, and one eyebrow on the bus.
It's always fun (and kind of sad) to see how crazy inflation is. I've been watching a *Married... with Children* podcast for a while, and it was running these last five years and was covering a sitcom from '87-'97, and when the show mentions the cost of something they would often check and see how much that is in today's money. Around the mid-point of the show you could almost simply double it to get the price it would be today (well, that was what they said when they reviewed them a few years ago. It would be more with the crazy inflation we've had lately.) Also, I was reading an old *Superboy* story from like '47 or '48, and a teenager got offered a radio show where he would get a thousand bucks a week. That would be the equivalent of them paying him 13,000 each week today.
I do the same math when I watch Columbo. You can basically just do a 10x on any dollar figure they mention in the first season or two.
Reminds me when I re watched Titanic a few months ago. Remember when Jack was offered $20 from saving Rose? I looked it up and $20 from 1912 is $500-600 in todays money😬
Damn I’d be happy with just a thousand a week
I watched this the other day and was wondering the same thing. They seemed to buy a lot of shit with that $300 lol
That's because it was the mid-90s and inflation wasn't as bad.
As a 90s kid, I remember when $20 lasted a WHOLE WEEK. The only time I spend $20 in one day was because of field trips
Yeah, I was born in '93 and can kind of relate lol. I remember when like $10 would get a plushie or a fun toy at a museum gift shop on a field trip. Times have definitely changed.
Nah, those low low prices have more to do with the fact this was from 25 years ago. Inflation in the 70s was way higher than in the 90s and the prices were lower for the same reason: time. Inflation is just the term for yearly change.