[Iron Munro]

$200,000? A fella could live large on that for two years!

Quite a bit longer than that.

That would be equivalent to around $2 million today

In 1971 you could buy regular gasoline for around $ .30 cents or as low as $ 19.9 cents a gallon when there was a local gas war.

A pack of Marlboros was $ .30 cents, a new Chevrolet or Ford around $3,500.

The Dow Jones Average was 890 at the close of the year.
The 1971 median income was $9,000.

Disney world opened in 1971 and an adult all day pass was $3.50, a pass for kids under 18 cost $1.00.

The national debt was $424 Billion, and the minimum wage was $1.60 an hour.

[Grizzled Bear]

Trust me. I could live very well on one million a year for two years...

[CodeToad]

I know you were only trying to help...but stop it. You’re depressing me.

I just saw today that a 3-day Disney World pass is $199. *sigh*

[3catsanadog]

I had a Volkswagen in 1971. Worked at Gulf Oil back then and got a 10% discount off my gas if I used my employee Gulf Oil credit card.

My monthly gasoline bill was $8.00, give or take some change. I kid you not.

[3catsanadog]

And - PS - Me and my dad drove to and from work 5 days a week from the northern suburbs to downtown Pittsburgh in the Bug.