It's 1987 I'm a twenty-something dreaming of a six figure income [View all]

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That was the goal of MANY YOUNG PEOPLE (edited for johnny) in the 80's.

Strange thing, it still is.

I had a good job making 12.50/hr in 1987. A person doing that exact job nowadays? Maybe $15/hr.

Oh yeh, but gasoline was 89 cents a gallon, milk was 99 cents and nice houses in SoCal were under $200k.

I saw my dad buy a brand new Corvette for 20k.

Does anyone remember $99 "fly anywhere in the CONUS" airfare sales?

The first time I flew to Hawaii I paid less than $300 a ticket in the 90's.

Come to think of it, the only things cheaper nowadays are electronics and China made plastic crap.


Oh... and me personally? Owned a business that actually hit 100k/year in net income in the 90's... making half that today nearing 50 years old.