Re: Reply#96
I remember when transistor radios like this first came out. They were considered to be an expensive item.
When I compare the $29.95 cost to what I earned at my first full time 40 hr. a wk job in 1970 it would have been a luxury purchase. I earned $50.00 gross per week, after payroll deductions for tax, FICA and DIB my net weekly income was $39.90!
Out of that income I paid $65.00 per month for rent, utilities included and $54.00 for my car payment, leaving $40.60 for everything else, and somehow I managed. Mainly it was the tips I received which on a good day were $5.00 or less. I remember very well having 50 cents in my pocket to buy food for dinner on my way home from work on many days.
One week I ate popcorn for dinner every night, with some melted 18 cents a pound store brand margarine poured on top because thats all I had. I sure learned the value of a dollar that first year out on my own. I also had a good boss who’s wife invited me over to their home for dinner a couple of times a month.
Eddie
I remember when transistor radios like this first came out. They were considered to be an expensive item.
When I compare the $29.95 cost to what I earned at my first full time 40 hr. a wk job in 1970 it would have been a luxury purchase. I earned $50.00 gross per week, after payroll deductions for tax, FICA and DIB my net weekly income was $39.90!
Out of that income I paid $65.00 per month for rent, utilities included and $54.00 for my car payment, leaving $40.60 for everything else, and somehow I managed. Mainly it was the tips I received which on a good day were $5.00 or less. I remember very well having 50 cents in my pocket to buy food for dinner on my way home from work on many days.
One week I ate popcorn for dinner every night, with some melted 18 cents a pound store brand margarine poured on top because thats all I had. I sure learned the value of a dollar that first year out on my own. I also had a good boss who’s wife invited me over to their home for dinner a couple of times a month.
Eddie
