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What cost about 8 bucks in 1980 (only for example purposes...) translates to nearly $26 in current dollars, adjusted for inflation.
Completely unrelated - that's why a gallon of gasoline at a national average of $2.50 (currently) is a friggin' steal.
Just think back to what a gallon of regular cost as a percentage of a hour of minimum wage in the Eighties.
Then take a look at it now...
Point is: It's all relative ! Or in other words ... Y O L O !
Completely unrelated - that's why a gallon of gasoline at a national average of $2.50 (currently) is a friggin' steal.
Just think back to what a gallon of regular cost as a percentage of a hour of minimum wage in the Eighties.
Then take a look at it now...
Point is: It's all relative ! Or in other words ... Y O L O !
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Oh, I realize the cost is disproportionate but I’m really cheap too.
I’ve got a lot of 85/86 SA tapes new and I wouldn’t pay more than 7.50 each including shipping when I was building my stock. Now I have enough of those, plus a good supply of newer SA tapes I paid less per tape for- still perfectly good tape just not the tape I was using back in the day. I still look out for good buys as well as SM tapes which are the “pro” version SA tape. I got 20 new SM10s because they were cheap and I thought they might make a fun project (5 min per side).
I sort of jumped from cassette to CDR and missed the boat on ADAT and DAT though I was well aware of DAT anyway. I just never did any digital tape recording. Oh, I have a mini disc portable around too. But I only filled three or so discs and didn’t use it much.
Gasoline should be similar $20 per gallon I think as well no?
I’ve got a lot of 85/86 SA tapes new and I wouldn’t pay more than 7.50 each including shipping when I was building my stock. Now I have enough of those, plus a good supply of newer SA tapes I paid less per tape for- still perfectly good tape just not the tape I was using back in the day. I still look out for good buys as well as SM tapes which are the “pro” version SA tape. I got 20 new SM10s because they were cheap and I thought they might make a fun project (5 min per side).
I sort of jumped from cassette to CDR and missed the boat on ADAT and DAT though I was well aware of DAT anyway. I just never did any digital tape recording. Oh, I have a mini disc portable around too. But I only filled three or so discs and didn’t use it much.
Gasoline should be similar $20 per gallon I think as well no?
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Nothing wrong with trying to save a buck ... I was just trying to give perspective.
Inflation calculators are all over the internet. They can be fun.
Can't remember what the national average was for a gallon of gas in 1980 - but something costing a buck in 1980 would be priced at $3.14 today.
Candy bars at a convenience store costing 2 bucks for the 'king sized' ones now days makes a bit more sense ...
Inflation calculators are all over the internet. They can be fun.
Can't remember what the national average was for a gallon of gas in 1980 - but something costing a buck in 1980 would be priced at $3.14 today.
Candy bars at a convenience store costing 2 bucks for the 'king sized' ones now days makes a bit more sense ...
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