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<blockquote data-quote="MGibster" data-source="post: 8415134" data-attributes="member: 4534">My metric used to be how many hours of work it took to purchase something.&nbsp; In 1993 at $4.25 an hour, it look me a little over an hour to purchase a meal at McDonald's.&nbsp; So it took me almost 70 hours to purchase my SegaCD and about 7 hours to purchase a $30 book.&nbsp; Of course those numbers are a little bit off because after taxes and whatnot my take home pay wasn't the full $4.25.&nbsp; I should stress that I was in high school and didn't have to spend money on clothes, food, or rent.&nbsp; These days my #1 consideration when it comes to purchasing a book is whether or not I think I'll use it.&nbsp; And even then, if I don't think I'll use it I won't buy it because I don't want it cluttering up my home not because I'll be out $60.&nbsp; But I acknowledge that I am not a part of the larger demographic that constitutes the customers of gaming companies.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MGibster, post: 8415134, member: 4534"] My metric used to be how many hours of work it took to purchase something. In 1993 at $4.25 an hour, it look me a little over an hour to purchase a meal at McDonald's. So it took me almost 70 hours to purchase my SegaCD and about 7 hours to purchase a $30 book. Of course those numbers are a little bit off because after taxes and whatnot my take home pay wasn't the full $4.25. I should stress that I was in high school and didn't have to spend money on clothes, food, or rent. These days my #1 consideration when it comes to purchasing a book is whether or not I think I'll use it. And even then, if I don't think I'll use it I won't buy it because I don't want it cluttering up my home not because I'll be out $60. But I acknowledge that I am not a part of the larger demographic that constitutes the customers of gaming companies. [/QUOTE]

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