An old person's challenge

notjustair · Nov 3, 2016

I need some help from the brain trust. I would like to find a website to compare prices of things today versus certain years - like comparing a gallon of gas in 1954 vs 2016. Is anyone aware of a website where I could put in the year and get that information without googling it every time?

RTR · Nov 3, 2016

(quoted from post at 21:27:08 11/03/16) I need some help from the brain trust. I would like to find a website to compare prices of things today versus certain years - like comparing a gallon of gas in 1954 vs 2016. Is anyone aware of a website where I could put in the year and get that information without googling it every time?

Try googling "inflation calculator" and it will allow you to put in the price now and see what it would be for any other year.

LAA · Nov 3, 2016

Try fiftiesweb.com then click ''pop history'' then choose your year and there is a button ''what things cost''

Duner Wi · Nov 3, 2016

Here is gov site with inflation calculator

http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/cpicalc.pl

BarnyardEngineering · Nov 3, 2016

I don't think that's what he's looking for.

Sounds like he's looking for the actual prices of things. Say a loaf of bread was 18 cents in 1956, and $2.99 now.

There's a site like that. It's called google. Yes, I know that's not what you wanted to hear, but that's precisely what google is for.

Mike M · Nov 3, 2016

In the end the price it is today is all that really matters ? And here in Ohio gas price sometimes changes a few times a day !

RTR · Nov 3, 2016

(quoted from post at 23:14:15 11/03/16) I don't think that's what he's looking for.

Sounds like he's looking for the actual prices of things. Say a loaf of bread was 18 cents in 1956, and $2.99 now.

There's a site like that. It's called google. Yes, I know that's not what you wanted to hear, but that's precisely what google is for.

Ok, well what about www.thepeoplehistory.com ?

RTR · Nov 3, 2016

What about "thepeoplehistory.com" ? Link isn't allowed.

mj · Nov 3, 2016

(quoted from post at 12:49:54 11/03/16)
What about "thepeoplehistory.com" ? Link isn't allowed.

This the same, I think. Just click on it >>>>>> http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/

Tractorcedric · Nov 3, 2016

I have a 1953 Tractor supply sale catalog!

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