How was the world different when your Mother was your age? :) - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Janice Johnson · 11-14-2021, 04:47 PM

When my Mother was 37, it was 2004 and Myspace was still all the rage. Flip phones and brick cell phones were all the rage. There was no Smartphones, no Pandemic, no Youtube, AOL was still all the rage, People weren't really trying to go Viral yet. Janet Jackson Superbowl wardrobe malfunction was all the rage, Ashlee Simpson was dubbed the New Milli Vanilli for being caught lipsynching to her own voice on Saturday Night Live and doing a weird impromptu hoedown jig

, and blaming the band for the lipsynching fail and was ragged and dragged hard
Having a DVD and DVR meant you were on top of the world television and movie wise.

Caroline13 · 11-14-2021, 05:22 PM

Oh, I wouldn't begin to go there, if my mom were still alive today, she would be 112.

Theda Bara · 11-14-2021, 05:36 PM

When my mom was my age, Sitcomsonline did not exist, such dark, dark times

Janice Johnson · 11-14-2021, 05:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Theda Bara

When my mom was my age, Sitcomsonline did not exist, such dark, dark times

The Horror!

GentlemanJim · 11-14-2021, 06:09 PM

Well, that would have been 1989. So, lets see? Pre 911, so the US Bill of Rights was still semi sacred, no Google, no Amazon, the internet had not yet become ubiquitous. Biil Gates was still a stooge. Bill Clinton was still a relative unknown. The Sears catalog was still a rage.

An RCA "Small wonder" camcorder would cost you $994.00
An NEC 41" widescreen TV would cost you $1995.00
A Sears home water heater was $89.99
A movie ticket was $2.00
Ground beef was $.99/lb
A Dove bar was $1.45
Kraft American singles cheese slices were $2.79 for a one pound package
Michelob beer was $9.95/case 12 oz bottles
100% cotton men's dress shirts were $15.88 at Sears
Women's hose were 3 pair for $8.07
T-bone steak at the grocer was $5.00-$5.99/lb
Chicken was less than a buck a pound
Coffee was $3.00/lb
Eggs were around a buck a dozen

And Average annual pay by position:
Insurance Claims Adjuster $19,000/yr
Accounts Receivable clerk $15-17,000/yr
Staff Attorney (non partner) $60,000/yr
Secretary $18-22,000/yr
Industrial Engineer $26-30,000/yr
Media Manager (TV station production head) $42,000/yr
Carpenter $11/hour

Janice Johnson · 11-14-2021, 08:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GentlemanJim

Well, that would have been 1989. So, lets see? Pre 911, so the US Bill of Rights was still semi sacred, no Google, no Amazon, the internet had not yet become ubiquitous. Biil Gates was still a stooge. Bill Clinton was still a relative unknown. The Sears catalog was still a rage.

An RCA "Small wonder" camcorder would cost you $994.00
An NEC 41" widescreen TV would cost you $1995.00
A Sears home water heater was $89.99
A movie ticket was $2.00
Ground beef was $.99/lb
A Dove bar was $1.45
Kraft American singles cheese slices were $2.79 for a one pound package
Michelob beer was $9.95/case 12 oz bottles
100% cotton men's dress shirts were $15.88 at Sears
Women's hose were 3 pair for $8.07
T-bone steak at the grocer was $5.00-$5.99/lb
Chicken was less than a buck a pound
Coffee was $3.00/lb
Eggs were around a buck a dozen

And Average annual pay by position:
Insurance Claims Adjuster $19,000/yr
Accounts Receivable clerk $15-17,000/yr
Staff Attorney (non partner) $60,000/yr
Secretary $18-22,000/yr
Industrial Engineer $26-30,000/yr
Media Manager (TV station production head) $42,000/yr
Carpenter $11/hour

About Dove being $1.45 in 1989, do you mean Dove the Candy Bar or Dove the soap?

GentlemanJim · 11-14-2021, 08:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Janice Johnson

About Dove being $1.45 in 1989, do you mean Dove the Candy Bar or Dove the soap?

Ice cream bar

RetroGuy2000 · 11-14-2021, 08:48 PM

In 1993, my mother was my age. IMDB had just moved to the Internet, and was still known as Cardiff Internet Movie Database. That was the year of the World Trade Center truck bombing, which killed six and injured over 1,000 people. It was also the year of the Waco slaughter, the Storm of the Century which killed 300 people, the Battle of Mogadishu, and the year Bill Clinton came into office. That was a baaaaddd year!

Janice Johnson · 11-14-2021, 08:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GentlemanJim

Ice cream bar

I forgot that Dove also makes ice cream bars.

GentlemanJim · 11-14-2021, 09:08 PM

My dollar figures come from this book:

https://www.amazon.com/Value-Dollar-.../dp/1592371736

And it's really interesting going back to any particular year and developing a composite of costs based upon items you normally buy, and then compare them to what popular wages were at the time....as far as what percentage of people's total income was going to utilities, for example, or for rent, groceries, etc.

Janice Johnson · 11-15-2021, 01:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GentlemanJim

My dollar figures come from this book:

https://www.amazon.com/Value-Dollar-.../dp/1592371736

And it's really interesting going back to any particular year and developing a composite of costs based upon items you normally buy, and then compare them to what popular wages were at the time....as far as what percentage of people's total income was going to utilities, for example, or for rent, groceries, etc.

I remember telling my Cousin when we were Teenagers in the late 1990's that if we traveled to the past with today's (1990's) money, we'd be REALLY rich. She agreed.

GentlemanJim · 11-15-2021, 02:29 AM

You'd likely end up in jail. Think about it. Look at the dates printed on all your money, and then tell me how many would NOT be counterfeit in 1960?

Coffeecup · 11-18-2021, 04:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Caroline13

Oh, I wouldn't begin to go there, if my mom were still alive today, she would be 112.

. My mom if alive today, would be 103 years old. I will say in her day more smokers, social drinkers, but also she walked a lot more to get to places when she was teen and in her early 20's. Less process food and in her teens, food was a bit scares. Her father was a fish business and they ate a lot of fish for morning, noon and night. My aunt my mom's sister went out to fancy restaurant with a group of people, the bill might have been paid for her, and on the menu was Filet miglon. My aunt knowing the word filet meant fish passed. Later, she was told, she passed up a good piece of beef. Small markets and store were within walking distances. Busses and trains to take were common and less cars on the roads.

Dude111 · 10-04-2022, 06:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Caroline13

Oh, I wouldn't begin to go there, if my mom were still alive today, she would be 112.

Wow that would be something

The world wasnt much different when my mom was the age I am now......

Furienna · 10-06-2022, 01:47 PM

That would have been in 1985, when I was a baby.
So yeah, the Cold War was still going on and everything.

11-14-2021, 04:47 PM	#1
Janice Johnson Commercial Lover Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: May 30, 2003 Location: Miami, Florida Posts: 4,738	How was the world different when your Mother was your age? :) When my Mother was 37, it was 2004 and Myspace was still all the rage. Flip phones and brick cell phones were all the rage. There was no Smartphones, no Pandemic, no Youtube, AOL was still all the rage, People weren't really trying to go Viral yet. Janet Jackson Superbowl wardrobe malfunction was all the rage, Ashlee Simpson was dubbed the New Milli Vanilli for being caught lipsynching to her own voice on Saturday Night Live and doing a weird impromptu hoedown jig , and blaming the band for the lipsynching fail and was ragged and dragged hard Having a DVD and DVR meant you were on top of the world television and movie wise.
	Last edited by Janice Johnson; 11-14-2021 at 08:05 PM.

11-14-2021, 05:22 PM	#2
Caroline13 Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Jan 30, 2021 Location: So Calif Posts: 14,483	Oh, I wouldn't begin to go there, if my mom were still alive today, she would be 112.
	__________________ Inexpensive Health Insurance = Grape Seed Extract Keep It Simple

11-14-2021, 06:09 PM	#5
GentlemanJim Concerns, Support, & Feedback Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 26, 2019 Location: The back country Posts: 5,443	Well, that would have been 1989. So, lets see? Pre 911, so the US Bill of Rights was still semi sacred, no Google, no Amazon, the internet had not yet become ubiquitous. Biil Gates was still a stooge. Bill Clinton was still a relative unknown. The Sears catalog was still a rage. An RCA "Small wonder" camcorder would cost you $994.00 An NEC 41" widescreen TV would cost you $1995.00 A Sears home water heater was $89.99 A movie ticket was $2.00 Ground beef was $.99/lb A Dove bar was $1.45 Kraft American singles cheese slices were $2.79 for a one pound package Michelob beer was $9.95/case 12 oz bottles 100% cotton men's dress shirts were $15.88 at Sears Women's hose were 3 pair for $8.07 T-bone steak at the grocer was $5.00-$5.99/lb Chicken was less than a buck a pound Coffee was $3.00/lb Eggs were around a buck a dozen And Average annual pay by position: Insurance Claims Adjuster $19,000/yr Accounts Receivable clerk $15-17,000/yr Staff Attorney (non partner) $60,000/yr Secretary $18-22,000/yr Industrial Engineer $26-30,000/yr Media Manager (TV station production head) $42,000/yr Carpenter $11/hour
	__________________ On my word as a gentleman!

11-14-2021, 08:48 PM	#8
RetroGuy2000 Julie,Julie Anne,&Felice 4Ever Forum Star Join Date: Dec 27, 2013 Posts: 16,914	In 1993, my mother was my age. IMDB had just moved to the Internet, and was still known as Cardiff Internet Movie Database. That was the year of the World Trade Center truck bombing, which killed six and injured over 1,000 people. It was also the year of the Waco slaughter, the Storm of the Century which killed 300 people, the Battle of Mogadishu, and the year Bill Clinton came into office. That was a baaaaddd year!
	__________________ The Facts of Life's "Lost Girls" Tribute to Julie Piekarski, Eastland Girl Join "The Group", Sitcoms Online's Facts of Life group!

10-06-2022, 01:47 PM	#15
Furienna Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Oct 22, 2006 Location: Örnsköldsvik, Sweden Posts: 6,280	That would have been in 1985, when I was a baby. So yeah, the Cold War was still going on and everything.
	__________________ Intelligence and purity.

11-14-2021, 05:36 PM	#3
Theda Bara Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 27, 2006 Posts: 7,154	When my mom was my age, Sitcomsonline did not exist, such dark, dark times

11-14-2021, 09:08 PM	#10
GentlemanJim Concerns, Support, & Feedback Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 26, 2019 Location: The back country Posts: 5,443	My dollar figures come from this book: https://www.amazon.com/Value-Dollar-.../dp/1592371736 And it's really interesting going back to any particular year and developing a composite of costs based upon items you normally buy, and then compare them to what popular wages were at the time....as far as what percentage of people's total income was going to utilities, for example, or for rent, groceries, etc.

11-15-2021, 02:29 AM	#12
GentlemanJim Concerns, Support, & Feedback Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 26, 2019 Location: The back country Posts: 5,443	You'd likely end up in jail. Think about it. Look at the dates printed on all your money, and then tell me how many would NOT be counterfeit in 1960?