Lessee...Dust bowl years 1930-36...how much then was $50 in today's dollars? Inflation calculator says for 1933 it was worth $1000! And actually, I am guessing you could get further with $50 in 1933 than you could with $1000 now...
Tink i checked on gasoline price in 1933, and there also you could do better now, at least for the present moment. Our price here in Tenino is currently $2.69, and the news claims the avg. price now is $2.10...
"In the year 1933, the average retail price of gas in the U.S. was $0.18. This is equivalent to $3.53 in 2020 dollars."
Doubt that will happen unless they don't get some kind of control on this damn virus!
During the Dust Bowl, the Okies could only pass the California border check points if their "papers" included possession of $50 or more.
Lessee...Dust bowl years 1930-36...how much then was $50 in today's dollars? Inflation calculator says for 1933 it was worth $1000! And actually, I am guessing you could get further with $50 in 1933 than you could with $1000 now...
Not if you were buying electronic or electrical appliances. Ten dollars (= $200 currently) for a cheap radio, AM only.
http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/30selectrical.html
Tink i checked on gasoline price in 1933, and there also you could do better now, at least for the present moment. Our price here in Tenino is currently $2.69, and the news claims the avg. price now is $2.10...
"In the year 1933, the average retail price of gas in the U.S. was $0.18. This is equivalent to $3.53 in 2020 dollars."
Gas is expensive in Tenino.
I paid $2.04/gal to fill up with regular yesterday.