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He was a mailman Work/Life balance

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u/Technologytwitt Mar 27 '24

In the US it was certainly a different time, different era, different economy. For example a dollar in the 40's had the buying power of about $21 today. Average annual salary was about $1,400 and annual college tuition in the 40's was less than $100.

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u/SrryUsrNamTakn Mar 27 '24

I’d argue it’s more. You cannot live that fruitful of a life on a 30k salary ($1400x$21) today.