I found a checkbook register from 1974.. wow what an eyeopener

[SoCalDem]

We deposited 1340 a month

rent-175.00 (a 3 bedroom brick house on 1/2 acre with a brazillion trees)
car payment for a chrysler 2 yr old Vista Cruiser wagon $83.00
food- about $140 a month
gasoline @ 38 cents or so a gallon...gas credit card for 2 cars ran about $35 a month
no medical insurance premiums (totally employer paid)
apparently I paid $29.00 for a black party dress
I paid $38 for my son's baby shoes (special order Stride Rites... A-width
paid $5 to renew my driver's license
bought a wool coat for $75.00
life insurance ...$32 a month

The biggest amount was the $400 deposit we paid for our deposit on our Jamaica vacation..