Serious money ;-)

[encapman]

 

[Steve Lawrence]

That was good money when that ad was written. If you made that much every day mom could stay home, and the whole family would live very well.

Times have changed.

 

[mirf]

$5.31 per hourand you were rich. Minimum wage under $9.00 and you are broke. Today cars are as much as a house was. Are we better?

 

[FB19087]

Looks like $723.49

based on the ad being ran in 1939

https://books.google.com/books?id=n...r is ready to run when you receive it&f=false

and this inflation calculator
http://www.usinflationcalculator.com/

 

[mirf]

About $188,000.00 per year only working 5 days a week.

 

[Russ T.]

Fred's right on. I was going to chime in and say "$500 won't do it". It won't but once you're average is around where Fred's at and you're about there.

It will probably require the help of someone answering the phone....and living in the middle of Iowa.

But she works for me!

 

[Russ T.]

About $188,000.00 per year only working 5 days a week.

David knows!

 

[Danny Strickland]

I have a VS Esprite for sale if anyone wants to make big $$$