My have the times have changed. Watching the episode where this young girl is excited about starting a job making $9,500 and Maude tells her......"That is a nice starting salary.


In 2013....that's welfare LOL

According to the CPI, $9,500 in 1979 is the equivalent of $30,100 today.

30K can be a nice starting salary in some areas of the U.S. but in NYC or a suburb of NYC it's really not a lot of $. IMO Maudie was off on this one.

According to the CPI, $9,500 in 1979 is the equivalent of $30,100 today.

30K can be a nice starting salary in some area of the U.S. but in NYC or a suburb of NYC it's really not a lot of $. IMO Maudie was off on this one.

It wasn't too bad in 1999 LOL

It wasn't too bad in 1999 LOL

True. $30.1K in 1999 is like $41.6K today. Definitely much better - in many areas of the U.S. you could live very nicely on that - in NYC it's still a bit thin with our sky high rents.

There was an episode of Mary Tyler Moore show where it was stated that Ted Baxter made $31,000 a year (around 1972 or so), which shocked Murray (who made less.) $31,000 is about $15 dollars an hour, and Ted was wearing nice, custom made clothes and lived in a nice apartment. But then Mary supposedly made less and also lived in nice housing who wore designer clothing.

There is also a scene in Leave it to Beaver where June was in the house with about ten sacks of groceries complaining to Ward that she spent $20 for all that.:lol: This would be more than $10o now, probably closer to $150.

I saw the opening of the film "The Odd Couple" where Felix (Jack Lemmon) decided to kill himself by jumping off a building, went into a fleabag hotel and the rent was $5 (five dollars) a night. This was around 1970.

This is one way in which television shows show their age.

I always get a kick out of comparing today's prices versus prices back then, especially on I Love Lucy!!! It puts things in perspective of how much things have really changed!!

This is one way in which television shows show their age.

I always get a kick out of comparing today's prices versus prices back then, especially on I Love Lucy!!! It puts things in perspective of how much things have really changed!!

I always get a kick when I see the price of something in the background of an old show. Like adult movie tickets for 50 cents from a 1962 ep of The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet. Or ice cream for 60 cents a quart from an ep of Leave It To Beaver.

I always get a kick when I see the price of something in the background of an old show. Like adult movie tickets for 50 cents from a 1962 ep of The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet. Or ice cream for 60 cents a quart from an ep of Leave It To Beaver.

When watching episodes of Emergency! from the 1970's, I like to look at the street scenes when they are on their way to a rescue. When they drive past a gas station, the price is somewhere between 30 & 45 cents a gallon. In some of the later episodes, I think the gas price is around 50 cents a gallon.

On a personal note, last year I sold the house I had lived in since the 70's. I sold it for $415,000. I bought the house in 1978 for $47,000. Not a bad return on the investment. :lol:

My draw dropped after seeing Alice season 2 where Alice and the girls quit because Mel hired a waiter for extra help and he made more than the girls. Mel paid him $2.60 an hr. He only paid the girls $2.35 hr. this was back in 1976.

My draw dropped after seeing Alice season 2 where Alice and the girls quit because Mel hired a waiter for extra help and he made more than the girls. Mel paid him $2.60 an hr. He only paid the girls $2.35 hr. this was back in 1976.



On Good times James was excited about $4.25 an hour:lol:

When watching episodes of Emergency! from the 1970's, I like to look at the street scenes when they are on their way to a rescue. When they drive past a gas station, the price is somewhere between 30 & 45 cents a gallon. In some of the later episodes, I think the gas price is around 50 cents a gallon.

On a personal note, last year I sold the house I had lived in since the 70's. I sold it for $415,000. I bought the house in 1978 for $47,000. Not a bad return on the investment. :lol:

WOW!!! That's a great investment!!! :D :D

I am always amused by what seemed "expensive" back then. Can you even get ANYTHING for less than 99 cents anymore?? Even the stuff at the 99 cents store isn't 99 cents!! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

WOW!!! That's a great investment!!! :D :D

I am always amused by what seemed "expensive" back then. Can you even get ANYTHING for less than 99 cents anymore?? Even the stuff at the 99 cents store isn't 99 cents!! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:


Just barely a donut at dunkins donuts is 85 cents LOL

Just barely a donut at dunkins donuts is 85 cents LOL

WOW! That's not bad at all!! I don't go to Dunkin Donuts, so I wouldn't know, but that's pretty cool that there's SOMEthing!! :lol:

WOW! That's not bad at all!! I don't go to Dunkin Donuts, so I wouldn't know, but that's pretty cool that there's SOMEthing!! :lol:


I would be eating breakfast anymore because I'm trying to save money. 2 meals a day for me.

I would be eating breakfast anymore because I'm trying to save money. 2 meals a day for me.

How about eating something from home like cereal or toast or fruit or something?

How about eating something from home like cereal or toast or fruit or something?


I guess I can try with the cereal

I guess I can try with the cereal

You may even get a toy inside the cereal box!! :lol: :crazy: ;) :p