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View Full Version : Brenda was able to live in Manhattan making $650 a month in 1977 TVFactFan 07-08-2012, 03:05 PM She was excited about her raise and was saying..."I AM NOW MAKING $650 a month" Wow, $650 a month in 2012 will have you in the MIDDLE of the Ghetto:lol: BTW: Brenda was not supposed to mention her much she was making, that's confidential information. Brian Damage 07-08-2012, 10:41 PM She was excited about her raise and was saying..."I AM NOW MAKING $650 a month" Wow, $650 a month in 2012 will have you in the MIDDLE of the Ghetto:lol: BTW: Brenda was not supposed to mention her much she was making, that's confidential information. What did she do for a living? TVFactFan 07-08-2012, 10:46 PM What did she do for a living? She was a bank teller Brian Damage 07-08-2012, 10:57 PM She was a bank teller $650 a month for NYC??? That seems very little. TVFactFan 07-08-2012, 11:02 PM $650 a month for NYC??? That seems very little. Well it was less than that until she got her RAISE in season 4:lol: Brian Damage 07-08-2012, 11:05 PM Well it was less than that until she got her RAISE in season 4:lol: wow that seems like the writers were just guessing what the cost of living was back then. TVFactFan 07-08-2012, 11:16 PM wow that seems like the writers were just guessing what the cost of living was back then. That's a little more than welfare today OH Nuts! 07-09-2012, 10:14 PM Well that $650 was in 1977. I did a quick and dirty Consumer Price Index (CPI) check and May 1977 was 60.3 while May 2012 was 229.8 so her current monthly salary would be about $2,500 or $30K a year. That sounds about what a Teller with good experience would make. That means her current rent s/b $750 a month. The ONLY way I could see her having that kind of rent would be if she were in a rent-stabilized apartment for a long time &/or had a roommate -both are possible. Also rents were more reasonable back in 1977 in NYC. The price of housing in NYC rises faster than the overall rate of inflation. TVFactFan 07-09-2012, 10:31 PM Well that $650 was in 1977. I did a quick and dirty Consumer Price Index (CPI) check and May 1977 was 60.3 while May 2012 was 229.8 so her current monthly salary would be about $2,500 or $30K a year. That sounds about what a Teller with good experience would make. That means her current rent s/b $750 a month. The ONLY way I could see her having that kind of rent would be if she were in a rent-stabilized apartment for a long time &/or had a roommate -both are possible. Also rents were more reasonable back in 1977 in NYC. The price of housing in NYC rises faster than the overall rate of inflation. I figured that, just the times and how things have changed. Just like how 2 years before that George Jefferson was wondering why his son turned down a $20,000 a year job in 1975. $20,000 in 2012 is not something I could live on |