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minus-squareyggstyle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·9 months ago2000ish you could put 10ish bucks in your car to nearly fill it, buy a meal from fast food for 5 more, and rent a movie with the change. 20 bucks. Now? 30-40 for 10 gallons. 10-15 for the same fast food meal. (Which got smaller btw) 2-5 still for the movie at Redbox (I think?) 40 - 60 bucks or 100-200% inflation over ~20 years. Neat.
2000ish you could put 10ish bucks in your car to nearly fill it, buy a meal from fast food for 5 more, and rent a movie with the change.
20 bucks.
Now? 30-40 for 10 gallons. 10-15 for the same fast food meal. (Which got smaller btw) 2-5 still for the movie at Redbox (I think?)
40 - 60 bucks or 100-200% inflation over ~20 years. Neat.