Not totally, but it depends, inflation doesn't happen equally between goods, but in a general sense thats a bit high.
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For cocaine, yes
Totally.
Now I see something for $50 and im like oh not bad.
Then im like WAIT THAT WAS 20 DOLLARS 7 YEARS AGO WTF!
Someone find a nerd to do the math.
Based on the value of $1 USD on today, Jan 23 2026, on what date was $5 worth what $20 is today?
(Authors note: I'm gonna fuckin off myself if the answer is post Y2k)
$5 in April 1980 dollars is the inflation adjusted equivalent of $20 in December 2025:
https://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/cpicalc.pl?cost1=5.00&year1=198004&year2=202512
These feel kinda strange. How do they get calculated? Like while a dollar is less over time yes how well does it take into account that everything has just gotten better at extranting wealth?
I use 1930 as the base year. So the $20 USD bill is actually the new $1 bill.
I want five dollar coins
This is something that bugs me. People back in the day could actually make useful purchases with coins. I want a 50c, 1d, 2d, 5d, and 10d coins. Loose the penny and maybe even nickels
They introduced the Sacagawea dollar coins a while back with the expectations that people would use them for daily transactions. After an initial brief interest, they quickly fell off. Turns out that people in the US don't really care to use coins, and used the paper $1 bills at every opportunity.
We ditched the penny in Canada years ago. Nickels and dimes are near useless
The U.S. also stopped minting pennies last year.
I still dream about 5 for 5.95 Arby's roast beefs
When I was in SC, if the gamecocks won, they had a deal 5 roast beef and cheddars for $5. Bet your ass I took advantage of that.
That used to be their normal everyday deal in the 90s. 5 for 5. Then it was 4 for 5, then 3 for 5. Now I don't even know if you can get one sandwich for that.
I remember sonic and big league burgers had 5 for 5 regularly fucking loved their burgers.
Nope, single sandwich is a roughly $6
If it’s Arby’s I’m assuming it’s a nightmare?
Nah, it's processed, but not bad. I like it.
Tastes so good, or at least it did years ago.