• steeznson@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Even just the 90s was crazy. Not calculated with inflation because I’m bad at maths but my folks’ house they bought in 1992 has more than quintupled in value.

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      3 months ago

      Federal minimum wage in 1965 was $1.25/h, which is $12.69/h today. Looks like Alaska had the highest state minimum at $2.10, $21.32 today. Or were you taking more average rather than minimum wage?

  • Jay@lemmy.ca
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    3 months ago

    My first house in 1999 was an older 4 bdrm on 14 acres of land for $50 grand. There were a lot of homes in the 30-40 grand range but lesser yards.

    Now those same houses when they go up for sale are selling for 200-250k easily. (My place would be worth more than that… “hobby farms” like what I are selling for even 300-500k here now.)