Nancy wrote --
end of the year I mark that year on the front and
(dropped off again... I'm guessing "and filed them away", or something
like that...?)
Righto.
Hey, you're getting good at making out my drop offs. :)
I haven't had pay stubs for over 40 years now
I find it interesting reading how much I made and spent over time.
Youngsters today have no idea that one time people could make $200 a
month and pay taxes (federal/state), pay rent, buy groceries, a car, utilities, spending money, etc and still have money left over at the end of the month.
I have spoken to people who have the belief (because they know no better) that what something cost today is what it was then and how in the world
someone could live on only a couple hundred a month which today would be over a thousand.
They just assume anyone making $50 a week had current expenses.
A rule of thumb is multiply income/outgo at 10.
I.e,, some that was 20 cents years ago is now $2.
Gas was once say 32 cents a gallon, that would be $3.25 today.
Taking into account money earned, it all somewhat balances out.
I like to use
http://www.westegg.com/inflation/ comparing then and now.
When I was in the Navy I made a whole $150 a month, or there about. But then I have free room and board. :)
That's to be another winter project, going to go through a lot of
stuff in there.
Assuming that you don't get called in to work regularly to cover for the
regulars.... ;)
One can only hope. :)
Joe (I gotta clean out that closet some day).
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