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WarGamer

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25. My Mom tells me stories about taking the family car out crusing in the early 60's for 50 cents in gas...

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When you first started out as a young adult, when was it and what did things cost? [View all] GPV Aug 2024 OP

1973 CanonRay Aug 2024 #1

1974 SilverDawg Aug 2024 #9

It was 1966. sinkingfeeling Aug 2024 #2

I got a part time job as a janitor for 1.00 $/hr way comradebillyboy Aug 2024 #3

Hell, I can't remember NotASurfer Aug 2024 #4

My first car 1973: gas was around 50 cents a gallon. 1976: Peet's coffee was raised to fierywoman Aug 2024 #5

I put myself through college working full time in summers and part time during semesters. Torchlight Aug 2024 #6

How could I forget? 1st concert: The Ramones, Torchlight Aug 2024 #16

When I got my license in 1973 gas was .35 a gallon. Boomerproud Aug 2024 #7

1964, MarineCombatEngineer Aug 2024 #8

1979 Charlie Chapulin Aug 2024 #10

Where was minimum wage 2.30/hr? Zoomie1986 Aug 2024 #32

1970. Rent was $90/mo. Ocelot II Aug 2024 #11

Do you remember those 17 cent Ramen noodles?!! LOL Bucky Aug 2024 #15

Ramen, yum! It certainly was cheap. Ocelot II Aug 2024 #20

First house purchased in 1978. FalloutShelter Aug 2024 #12

1972: An ounce of pot was $10, aka a "lid". A VW Beetle was under $2,000. CoopersDad Aug 2024 #13

Are you implying I'm not a young adult? Why, I'm barely older than the Vice President! Bucky Aug 2024 #14

What I remember from mid to late 90's. Niagara Aug 2024 #17

1974. Lawrence MA. maveric Aug 2024 #18

Paid nothing for college in 1968 arlyellowdog Aug 2024 #19

1965. Just out of the military. Rented a small house for $60 a month. Los Angeles. Ping Tung Aug 2024 #21

1990 ibegurpard Aug 2024 #22

1984 Bettie Aug 2024 #23

Forgot to mention the '73 Chevy bel air we had. Got abt 9mi to the gallon. Lol GPV Aug 2024 #24

My Mom tells me stories about taking the family car out crusing in the early 60's for 50 cents in gas... WarGamer Aug 2024 #25

1970 gblady Aug 2024 #26

1971 Silver Gaia Aug 2024 #27

1981 BluesRunTheGame Aug 2024 #28

Lived at home after leaving DC JustAnotherGen Aug 2024 #29

1981 Zoomie1986 Aug 2024 #30

Yeah, they really can't. ElderGreenKid came home from college and lived with us a few years to GPV Aug 2024 #31

1978 pat_k Aug 2024 #33

1974 no_hypocrisy Aug 2024 #34