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The Eventful SUMMER of ‘69

Cost of Living

$1.92 $40K

6-Pack of Beer A New House

$2,848

‘69 Fastback .35 Cents

Mustang Gallon of Gas

.06 Cents .37 Cents

1st Class Stamp Pack of Cigarettes

.49 Cents $1.10

Big Mac Hamburger Gallon of Milk

.79 Cents .62 Cents

1 Pound of Bacon Dozen of Eggs

Monthly Rent back in ‘69 would have ran you a whopping $135.00 per month. The
average annual household income was $9,543. What your Bum found especially
interesting was that the average Personal Savings Rate in 1969 was 12.9%.

Those really were the good ol' days.

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