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[quote=Anonymous]Relative to incomes, a lot of things were more expensive back then, or they seemed more like luxuries (meaning, people weren't willing to spend on them). For example: As someone pointed out, more families had only one car. And people were less paranoid re:safety. Kids pretty much all walked, took the bus (which usually meant walking to the bus stop), and biked to school, activities, friends, even out in the suburbs and car. We had tv dinners and junk food (chips, ice cream ,etc.) but eating out was more of a luxury. And there were less fast casual type options or fast food options. We didn't have Chipotle, Panera, etc. Microwaves are way cheaper now relative to income. Few people had them and they were pretty expensive. [/quote]
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