Not sure I understand why James was so excited about a $15.00 raise

[TVFactFan]

I mean it's not a bad thing to receive if you are getting $15 extra a week which is $60 extra dollars a month but the way he came home celebrating certainly didn't match the amount of his raise lol


And the fact that he had a family to take care of that little raise was not something to jump up and down about with 3 kids LOL

[gidgetgrape]

It was better than receiving a pay cut, I guess. Gotta count your blessings.

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by gidgetgrape

It was better than receiving a pay cut, I guess. Gotta count your blessings.

Of course it was but it was nothing to throw a party over either LOL

[blackbeard]

Back in 73', I started my first full time job and the wage was $115 for a 36 1/2 hr work week so a $15 a week raise was a good raise. But a brand new car could be had for around $2000 and gas was 27 cents a gallon. Now a $15 a week raise would be an insult but 30 plus years ago it was a big thing.

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by blackbeard

Back in 73', I started my first full time job and the wage was $115 for a 36 1/2 hr work week so a $15 a week raise was a good raise. But a brand new car could be had for around $2000 and gas was 27 cents a gallon. Now a $15 a week raise would be an insult but 30 plus years ago it was a big thing.

How? I always hear them mention inflation on good times so why would a raise that small be good then and not now?

[liane49]

Originally Posted by blackbeard

Back in 73', I started my first full time job and the wage was $115 for a 36 1/2 hr work week so a $15 a week raise was a good raise. But a brand new car could be had for around $2000 and gas was 27 cents a gallon. Now a $15 a week raise would be an insult but 30 plus years ago it was a big thing.

In the 70's I made $3 an hour for a clerical job and it wasn't bad.

[Brieannas21]

I used a conversion calculator and the $15 raise would be the equivalent of $74 in today time. So that was a lot back in the day.

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by Brieannas21

I used a conversion calculator and the $15 raise would be the equivalent of $74 in today time. So that was a lot back in the day.

Maybe they should have had him use the monthly increase instead because 15 bucks didn't sound like ****

[Brieannas21]

Originally Posted by TVFactFan

Maybe they should have had him use the monthly increase instead because 15 bucks didn't sound like ****

That is because you are looking at today's value of $15. You have to put yourself back into the 70's, $15 back then was a lot of money. A brand new car was probably like $3,000 compared to $30,000 in 2013

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by Brieannas21

That is because you are looking at today's value of $15. You have to put yourself back into the 70's, $15 back then was a lot of money. A brand new car was probably like $3,000 compared to $30,000 in 2013

Maybe that's what I'm doing LOL


The way he ran in the house screaming about 15 dollars was like....HUH??

[ThomasE]

That seems like a little chunk of money there. Anytime there is more money in a situation regarding a job, one can get happy.