Social Meme Thread v117: That DOGE Will Hunt

[HockeyBjj]

How come the guy on the average salary in 1967 could afford a half decent house and a car, with his wife not working, while raising two kids?

They couldn’t. That’s a myth.

Upper middle class back then could. As we can today

 

[HockeyBjj]

 

[Rob Battisti]

They couldn’t. That’s a myth.

Upper middle class back then could. As we can today

That’s undeniably false

 

[GearSolidMetal]

 

[aerius]

 

[Kingz]

 

[SoSo]

They couldn’t. That’s a myth.

Upper middle class back then could. As we can today

You sure? I read some shit a couple days ago that $67k for a household puts you square in the middle class in my state! Lol.

 

[GtehMVP]

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[Rob Battisti]

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Call me crazy but I think I'm seeing a pattern here...

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That last one can’t be true

 

[idrankyourbeer]

 

[idrankyourbeer]

 

[Deleted member 592570]

 

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[Gamer2k4]

How come the guy on the average salary in 1967 could afford a half decent house and a car, with his wife not working, while raising two kids?

And send the kids off to college, and take regular vacations, and all the other fantasies you see on those social media posts?

If nothing else, people had a lot fewer amenities then. Most houses were small (1 bathroom was not at all uncommon), many didn't have air conditioning, people bought and cooked their own food and never went out, there were no computers or smartphones or cable TV, clothes were hand-me-downs, Christmas and birthday gift-giving was sparse, and so on. The dollar went further because people were spending less.

And even with all that, middle class families survived, not thrived. When my mom (born 1954) was growing up, her family had two parents and three kids. Both parents worked (one as a teacher, one as a nurse), and the kids were expected to chip in money once they got jobs as teenagers. They entertained themselves in ways that didn't cost money, and still they were never rich. And that experience was not at all uncommon for the time.

 

[Kingz]

 

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[Chesten_Hesten]

 

[Deleted member 592570]

How come the guy on the average salary in 1967 could afford a half decent house and a car, with his wife not working, while raising two kids?

Because they went out to eat like 4 times a year, mended their clothes rather than buying new ones, didn't do drugs and only drank alcohol occassionally.

Basically they spent all their money on their mortgage.

My parents were the same way well into the 2000s. They just didn't spend money the way our generation does.

 

[SoSo]

And send the kids off to college, and take regular vacations, and all the other fantasies you see on those social media posts?

If nothing else, people had a lot fewer amenities then. Most houses were small (1 bathroom was not at all uncommon), many didn't have air conditioning, people bought and cooked their own food and never went out, there were no computers or smartphones or cable TV, clothes were hand-me-downs, Christmas and birthday gift-giving was sparse, and so on. The dollar went further because people were spending less.

And even with all that, middle class families survived, not thrived. When my mom (born 1954) was growing up, her family had two parents and three kids. Both parents worked (one as a teacher, one as a nurse), and the kids were expected to chip in money once they got jobs as teenagers. They entertained themselves in ways that didn't cost money, and still they were never rich. And that experience was not at all uncommon for the time.

Doesn't all seem that bad.

 

[SoSo]

Because they went out to eat like 4 times a year, mended their clothes rather than buying new ones, didn't do drugs and only drank alcohol occassionally.

Basically they spent all their money on their mortgage.

My parents were the same way well into the 2000s. They just didn't spend money the way our generation does.

If my wife could cook good (she does do a decent soup though), I'd never need to eat out. The only times I eat out is because I'm tired and can't be arsed.