While that is true, I found a web site that calculates the equivalent values: $900 would be $14,285 today. Not exactly a comfortable amount of money then, or now. Louis Chicago -----Original Message----- From: njhunter-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:njhunter-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of kaysfo@aol.com Sent: Monday, April 16, 2012 5:40 AM To: njhunter@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Enumerator Instructions - 1940 Census One has only to read the ads in old papers to discover that while salaries were "low" by todays standards, so were prices. Things were probably as affordable or more so than they are today. In 1940, my grandparents were renting a wonderful old house in Califon for $12/month. That house, which still stands today, wouldn't rent now, I am guessing, for less than $1500/month. -----Original Message----- From: Alberta James Daw <ajdaw@swbell.net> To: njhunter <njhunter@rootsweb.com> Sent: Mon, Apr 16, 2012 12:43 am Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Enumerator Instructions - 1940 Census re the $900 salary in 1939. That would have been a very decent amount f money in those days. Money has become so devalued over the years hat it is hard to understand what a dollar would have bought. n 1952 my first teacher's salary for the year was $2600; and I could ive on it! Daw n Apr 14, 2012, at 8:41 PM, Janet Mcglauflin wrote: > Visit the Hunterdon County GenWeb page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter ------------------------------ o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NJHUNTER-request@rootsweb.com ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of he message Visit the Hunterdon County GenWeb page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NJHUNTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

But in comparison to what it BOUGHT then, it was a great deal more ----$12/mo rent as compared to $1500/ month. That makes rent for the same property about 120 times higher today. If that $900 salary was multiplied by 120 times, it would be $108,000 dollars. How many of us make $108,000 dollars today? -----Original Message----- From: Lou Williams <lou@lcw1.com> To: njhunter <njhunter@rootsweb.com> Sent: Mon, Apr 16, 2012 8:43 am Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Enumerator Instructions - 1940 Census While that is true, I found a web site that calculates the equivalent alues: $900 would be $14,285 today. Not exactly a comfortable amount of oney then, or now. ouis hicago -----Original Message----- rom: njhunter-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:njhunter-bounces@rootsweb.com] n Behalf Of kaysfo@aol.com ent: Monday, April 16, 2012 5:40 AM o: njhunter@rootsweb.com ubject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Enumerator Instructions - 1940 Census ne has only to read the ads in old papers to discover that while salaries ere "low" by todays standards, so were prices. Things were probably as ffordable or more so than they are today. In 1940, my grandparents were enting a wonderful old house in Califon for $12/month. That house, which till stands today, wouldn't rent now, I am guessing, for less than 1500/month. -----Original Message----- rom: Alberta James Daw <ajdaw@swbell.net> o: njhunter <njhunter@rootsweb.com> ent: Mon, Apr 16, 2012 12:43 am ubject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Enumerator Instructions - 1940 Census e the $900 salary in 1939. That would have been a very decent amount f oney in those days. Money has become so devalued over the years hat it is ard to understand what a dollar would have bought. 1952 my first teacher's salary for the year was $2600; and I could ive on t! Daw Apr 14, 2012, at 8:41 PM, Janet Mcglauflin wrote: isit the Hunterdon County GenWeb page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter ----------------------------- unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to JHUNTER-request@rootsweb.com ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes n the subject and the body of he message Visit the Hunterdon County GenWeb page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter ------------------------------ o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to JHUNTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes n the subject and the body of the message Visit the Hunterdon County GenWeb page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter ------------------------------ o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NJHUNTER-request@rootsweb.com ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of he message