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Originally posted by Bunn-Wackett ↑

when i was old enough, about 8 or 9 i'm guessing, i used to get 2 shillings a week to mow the lawns, do the edges, sweep, and it was a huge corner block, it now has two houses on it. when i left school at 16 i was still on 2 bob a week as there was obviously no inflation back then hahahaha. my father loaned me 24 pounds 19 shillings and sixpence for a bike when i was 15 or 16.

different times, there just wasn't the money around nor the pressure to have the best of anything as a young adult. if i was a young person today i'd probably want it all too, they're being marketed to within an inch of their lives. there's no difference in the work ethic, just the spending habits.

tightly rolled up newspaper with string around it for a footy, show bags at the Royal Melbourne Show were free, they're $20 now aren't they?

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Hi BW

I still think that it was a better life
My first job was three pounds fifteen per week and as long as I had five shillings in my pocket could drive as far as I wanted
I had a almost new car on a loan, bought a bouquet of flowers for my girl for the Saturday night out, so in my moderate world I had all that I wanted

I think that now we don't actually have as much but we do have a lot of toys to amuse us

showbags will cost up to $32.28 July 2022
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