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That's one of the points tho - $30,000 in the 80's was a darn good wage. Take my example from 1986 ... earning $100/wk ($5,000/yr) - now pays around $1,000/wk ($50,000). So, to be earning $30,000 in the 80's (depending on what end) could equate to $2-300,000 nowadays. But also to show...

hahahaha - very relevant ... back in the day (:D) we were excited to get a toaster for a wedding present - or sending away your hairdryer to get fixed - because new was so expensive. My 21st birthday present was an ironing board. My parents bought their first toaster on hire purchase! I...

Wow - these two lines really got me scratching my head and wondering where you ever got those views. Last time I checked, most people the generation older than myself (I'm nearing 50 at a scary rate) lived on flat 1/4 acre blocks (1,000m2) with a dozen chooks and swathes of veges gardens so...