Sunday, July 06, 2008

Cost of Living 1977

     This isn't an original idea for a post but one I thought would help keep the blog in prospective: How Much things cost in 1977: Yearly Inflation Rate USA6.5% Year End Close Dow Jones Industrial Average 831 Interest Rates Year End Federal Reserve 7.75% Average Cost of new house $49,300.00 Average Income per year $15,000.00 Average Monthly Rent $240.00 Cost of a gallon of Gas 65 cents Bikini$9.00 Renault Gordini $6998,00 BMW 320i $7990.00 Minimum Wage = $2.30 Gallon of Milk = $1.67 First Class Stamp = $0.13
Posted by Paul McCubbin at 12:20 PM

2 comments:

  1. You probably know meJuly 16, 2008 at 10:23:00 AM EDT

    hey Paul - Joe Farrell - found this in a google search [duh] I remembering a lot for some reason lately about RHS - maybe I blocked it all out all these years ;=0!

    Hope you are well, I'm living in CT, spending lots of time in SC after having moved from NJ to Southern Cal after HS Grad, living in LA for 16 years, coming to my senses and then moving to CT in 1992 - darn we're getting old.

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  2. Paul McCubbinJuly 20, 2008 at 7:11:00 AM EDT

    Hi Joe,

    Thanks for looking us up and posting a comment.

    All is well with me.

    I checked out your blog and you certainly have a flair for writing. If you ever care to contribute your memories of RHS and your time in Ridgewood, then please let me know:

    mccubbin at dickinson.edu

    Cheers!

    Paul

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