Want a car in 1987?
What was life like in 1987?
The price of a new home was $92,000. The average income in America was $24,350. Today the average income is around $45,000 to $50,000.
Minimum wage was $3.45. It's what I made at McDonalds at the time. I couldn't get a website that gave a definite answer.
A gallon of gasoline was 89 cents. Today in New Jersey, it's $2.45.
The price of a stamp was 24 cents.
The price of a Ford Escort was $6895. If you wanted a bigger car, the Taurus was $11, 808.
The cost of living went up, but so did minimum wage and the average wage.
Mix Tapes and Empty Buildings will show how the economy was changing. Mix is going to find out why there are so many abandoned buildings in town and what became of everyone.