$5 VS. $150 DATE CHALLENGE — DID BOOMERS REALLY HAVE IT EASIER?
A $5 date in 1906 sounds like a joke until you realize it can outshine a $150 date today. We use that goofy challenge to make inflation feel instantly real: same dollar bill, smaller slice of pizza, year after year. From Uber receipts to dinner totals, the gap isn’t just “prices are higher now” it’s a lesson in purchasing power and why the cost of living keeps creeping up even when your bank balance looks unchanged.
We also dig into the question people really mean when they say “the system is rigged.” Who’s shrinking my money? The answer is less villain and more economics: when more money is…
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