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I thought $20 was expensive back in 1979, I still do.
I think how much that $20 is valued depends on how much a person values the work they did to earn that $20.
People still work 5 hours to take $20 home. Maybe 6 hours, depending on taxes, medical, etc...
So to take a $40 book home they may have had to work 12 hours or more to afford it.
So I still think it costs a lot, even at $20.
Well, true, I think I chose the wrong wording...
What I meant was does say spending 57 dollars today really feel like what spending 20 dollars in 1979 felt like?