When I got my first "real" job in 1979, I was making $2.70 an hour, plus tips delivering pizza. Gas was about a buck a gallon and insurance for my 68 Ford Fairlane 500 was about $140 bucks a year. Today I make over $24 bucks an hour and I barely have any left after paying mortgage and bills. :wtf:
I remember when minimum wage went up to $3.15/hr. Thought we were getting rich! On salary now, I'd hate to convert that to an hourly rate... probably quit and just drink..