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“Chicken Wings, Nobody Should Be Paying $2 Per Wing”: 30 Things People Can No Longer Afford

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Grandparents love to brag about how inexpensive a chocolate bar was “back in their day” or how little they paid for their first home. And in a perfect world, it wouldn’t really matter how much prices had increased because our salaries would inflate on the same scale. But as we all know, that’s just not the case today.

Costs of living are soaring all over the planet, and it seems like every year, things that were once basic necessities or little treats are turning into luxuries reserved only for the rich. Redditors have recently been discussing some of these things that have become unattainable for most of us, so we’ve gathered some of their thoughts below.

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#1

“Chicken Wings, Nobody Should Be Paying $2 Per Wing”: 30 Things People Can No Longer Afford Health care. Dental visits. Glasses.

deeBfree , Pavel Danilyuk / pexels Report

Final score:

113points

Jan Rosier 7 months ago

emigrate from the us

27points

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#2

“Chicken Wings, Nobody Should Be Paying $2 Per Wing”: 30 Things People Can No Longer Afford Tickets for events.

shingaladaz , anna-m. w. anna-m. w. / pexels Report

Final score:

98points

Javelina Poppers 7 months ago

I still wistfully look at my $3 ticket stub when I saw Jimi Hendrix on my 17th birthday in 1968. Saw Janis Joplin in 1969 and the ticket price had increased to $4.50.

26points

Comfortably Numb 7 months ago

I'm feeling instant jealousy

2points

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Auntriarch 7 months ago

Which was a substantial amount of money then

1point

Der Kommissar 7 months ago

CSNY $2, Greek Theater Los angeles 1969. Grateful Dead $2 (student ticket) Pauley Pavilion, UCLA 1971.

0points

James016 7 months ago

My friend booked me and him tickets for a couple of metal shows. The 2 shows will cost me £50 for both. I am seeing AC/DC in the summer. That was pricy but I don’t think they will be touring again after this run.

3points

Greg Schaper 7 months ago

I saw them in 1978. $7.00.

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Beachbum 7 months ago

I remember when I saw Eric Clapton in the 80's for $20.00, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Jimmie Buffet, so many in the 80's even in the ninties, Van Halen I think wa $35.00. So sad what it has come today. last concernt was Joan Jett, Poison, MOtely Crue and Def Leopard in 2022, that was $99.00 but I saw four band!!

2points

BarBeeGirl 7 months ago

I paid $15 to see the Rolling Stones in 1981. Yesterday I saw tickets for $17,000!!!

2points

Petra Schaap 7 months ago

European tickets less expensive than USA, but big festivals still get expensive. Not all events and not all festivals/concerts, most are still very affordable. Im not rich and attend a lot of gigs/events every year.

2points

ROSESARERED 7 months ago

$16 to see INXS in the 80s

1point

Kathy O 7 months ago

I saw Pink Floyd in 1994. My ticket was $37.50

1point

Astro 7 months ago

I went to go see a local artist who wasn’t very well known at all a few months ago, tickets were $50 🥲

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Libstak 7 months ago

The prices are crazy, well beyond most fans budgets

1point

Greg Schaper 7 months ago

AC/DC - 1978 - $7.00. The Eagles - at scalper's prices for the 6th-row center - $35.00 (but I caught a guitar pick!). Kenny Chesney 1996 - $5.00.

0points

Octavia Hansen 7 months ago

And the handling charge . . . you want me to pay an extra $20 - $100 just because you handed it to me across a counter?

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#3

“Chicken Wings, Nobody Should Be Paying $2 Per Wing”: 30 Things People Can No Longer Afford A house

Top-Ranger-289 , Curtis Adams / pexels Report

Final score:

96points

La Lucy 7 months ago

Had I not bought years ago I could never have had a home. Even rent here is almost out of reach and I make a decent wage. So sad to swe.

12points

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To find out how this conversation started in the first place, we reached out to Reddit user Dash_Weh_Dat, who posed the question, "What was affordable 50 years ago that now only the rich can buy?” They were kind enough to have a chat with Bored Panda and share what inspired them to start this thread.

"Well, I was having a discussion with some millennial and Gen Z friends at a housewarming party (it's a rental by the way)," the OP said. "A friend showed us pictures she took while she was on vacation in California with her parents at her grandparent's country home. We noticed that they were extremely well off."

#4

“Chicken Wings, Nobody Should Be Paying $2 Per Wing”: 30 Things People Can No Longer Afford Groceries.

Born-Throat-7863 , Jack Sparrow / pexels Report

Final score:

76points

Verena 7 months ago

Depends on country and buying habits. 1975 people too had to be smart with their money.

9points

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"Someone asked her if her family had always been wealthy. She said her grandfather worked as a factory manager, and his grandmother was a housewife," Dash_Weh_Dat continued. "They managed to save up for a house and a vacation home 5 hours away. Eventually they moved to the country home and sold their first house for six figures."

"One income managed to get them all that. While we are struggling to make ends meet, we have to sometimes take out loans. 50 years ago, it seemed you only needed a regular job, save up for 2-5 years and pay for a house in cash. Try doing that today even on a manager's salary," they told Bored Panda.

#5

“Chicken Wings, Nobody Should Be Paying $2 Per Wing”: 30 Things People Can No Longer Afford University tuition.

SludgeMaiden7 , Keira Burton / pexels Report

Final score:

70points

James016 7 months ago

In the UK I think it’s about £9000per year. However you have to be earning over a certain amount before you start paying it back.

11points

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#6

“Chicken Wings, Nobody Should Be Paying $2 Per Wing”: 30 Things People Can No Longer Afford Uh, life.

*Vaguely gestures*

Red217 , Liza Summer / pexels Report

Final score:

67points

Serial pacifist 7 months ago

Death is expensive too. Burial prices have skyrocketed.

22points

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#7

“Chicken Wings, Nobody Should Be Paying $2 Per Wing”: 30 Things People Can No Longer Afford Stay at home Mom with a family that has food security, social activities, and family vacations.

daHawaiianKine , Ketut Subiyanto / pexels Report

Final score:

61points

Caro Caro 7 months ago

If you and your partner agree and you both can afford it then that's ok. For most of us it's unaffordable.

6points

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We were also curious what the OP has noticed has become unattainable today. "Owning a home or an apartment seems like something only wealthy people can purchase, unless it's an inheritance," they shared. "Buying a car is quite expensive nowadays, the maintenance, insurance, taxes that come with it as well."

"Food such as vegetables, meat, dairy and fruits that used to be cheap back in the day and abundant are now quite expensive. I see why people opt for junk food to save money," they added.

#8

“Chicken Wings, Nobody Should Be Paying $2 Per Wing”: 30 Things People Can No Longer Afford Disney has gotten crazy expensive.

Going to sports or concerts.

Urbanredneck2 , Craig Adderley / pexels Report

Final score:

54points

Mark Fuller 7 months ago

I despise Disney for their breathtaking greed. It totally ruins the experience.

37points

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#9

“Chicken Wings, Nobody Should Be Paying $2 Per Wing”: 30 Things People Can No Longer Afford A summer house. I know many families that have an old house on a lake that they go to in the summers. It’s been passed down for a couple generations. Nobody in the current generation could afford one but some how a family with a single income bought it 50 years ago and the man’s wife and wife and kids would spend the whole summer there and he would go up on weekends.

spidereater , Connor Danylenko / pexels Report

Final score:

54points

Tams21 7 months ago

It would be nice to be able to afford *a* house, never mind a summer house.

66points

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#10

“Chicken Wings, Nobody Should Be Paying $2 Per Wing”: 30 Things People Can No Longer Afford Very large families, as in having 4 or more kids

SquallLeonheart14 , Yan Krukau / pexels Report

Final score:

51points

Verena 7 months ago

Why would you want so many children? We are already with too many. There is not enough food to feed everyone, not enough work to earn enough money

9points

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Sadly, Dash_Weh_Dat doesn't expect any of these things to become affordable again in the future. And as far as the responses to their post, they said the replies were "on the nose."

"I agree with most of them apart for the 'trolly' ones," they added. "None of them surprised me."

#11

“Chicken Wings, Nobody Should Be Paying $2 Per Wing”: 30 Things People Can No Longer Afford Healthcare that covers whatever you actually need done including surgery, imaging, childbirth, etc.

Laser-Brain-Delusion , Thirdman / pexels Report

Final score:

50points

Verena 7 months ago

Depends on country

14points

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#12

“Chicken Wings, Nobody Should Be Paying $2 Per Wing”: 30 Things People Can No Longer Afford A middle income starter home.

Blutroice , Kelly / pexels Report

Final score:

48points

Trisec Tebeakesse 7 months ago

No such thing anymore. I see plenty of "starter" homes in my neighborhood being snapped up by developers and bulldozed, so they can put up these monsters that take up the entire property footprint. Why would I move into a McMansion on a busy street without even a yard or a driveway? Who buys these things?

16points

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#13

“Chicken Wings, Nobody Should Be Paying $2 Per Wing”: 30 Things People Can No Longer Afford Everything... f*****g everything.

GimmeCRACK , Alex Green / pexels Report

Final score:

48points

Helen Rohrlach 7 months ago

F*****g YES!!

5points

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#14

“Chicken Wings, Nobody Should Be Paying $2 Per Wing”: 30 Things People Can No Longer Afford Housing, the younger generation are being forced to rent. sad to see

nickilisa , Karolina Grabowska / pexels Report

Final score:

46points

Javelina Poppers 7 months ago

There several new subdivisions being built in my area where the homes are "luxury rentals" only. WTH??

16points

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#15

“Chicken Wings, Nobody Should Be Paying $2 Per Wing”: 30 Things People Can No Longer Afford Automobiles. My first car cost me $3255. My current one cost me nearly $40,000

Forever-Retired , Antoni Shkraba / pexels Report

Final score:

44points

Jrog 7 months ago

If we take out of the equation the post-pandemic spike (that is now waning), car prices remained remarkably consistent since the very beginning, despite quality and technological content steadily improving. A 1920 Ford T today would cost about $25k, that is an average price for a small family car. A 1965 Mustang would have cost about the same, comparable to a 1980 Toyota Celica in a standard configuration.

8points

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#16

“Chicken Wings, Nobody Should Be Paying $2 Per Wing”: 30 Things People Can No Longer Afford Chicken wings, nobody should be paying $2 per wing

utopianexile , Nadin Sh / pexels Report

Final score:

43points

Ąåřţđęşịɠŋȿ 7 months ago

absolutely. the cheapest damn part of the MF chicken too. I refuse!

7points

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#17

“Chicken Wings, Nobody Should Be Paying $2 Per Wing”: 30 Things People Can No Longer Afford Privacy

Dog_N_Pop , ERIKA CRISTINA / pexels Report

Final score:

41points

Tiffany sanders 7 months ago

Maybe referring to having 4 roommates just to be able to have a roof over your head

4points

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#18

“Chicken Wings, Nobody Should Be Paying $2 Per Wing”: 30 Things People Can No Longer Afford Housing, education, most high quality food, vehicles etc etc.. you can still get those things but you will die in debt

EmeraldCrows , cottonbro studio / pexels Report

Final score:

38points

Donkeywheel 7 months ago

Nope

2points

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#19

“Chicken Wings, Nobody Should Be Paying $2 Per Wing”: 30 Things People Can No Longer Afford Books are so crazy expensive. I was book shopping the other day and a tiny paperback copy of I am legend was $20.

I've had a coworker telling me to read it, saying it's better than the movie by a lot but man. It's a small a*s book for that price.

OstrichPaladin , George Milton / pexels Report

Final score:

37points

Lauora 7 months ago

Libraries save you so much!

50points

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#20

“Chicken Wings, Nobody Should Be Paying $2 Per Wing”: 30 Things People Can No Longer Afford Well, more than 50 years ago, but lobster. In New England It used to be used by prisons to feed inmates. Plentiful, cheap, and kinda gross, so no one else was going to eat it.

Traditional_Ad_6801 , ROMAN ODINTSOV / pexels Report

Final score:

34points

JM 7 months ago

Perhaps. I wonder how much longer ago “more than 50 years” OP means. I grew up in the US and in the 1970’s lobster was a very expensive, treat we might be allowed to order in a restaurant once in a blue moon.

11points

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#21

“Chicken Wings, Nobody Should Be Paying $2 Per Wing”: 30 Things People Can No Longer Afford Reasonable living standards.

Edit: apparently people aren't able to put the original question and answer together. My point is that having reasonable living by today's standards is something fewer people can afford compared to 50 years ago. The difference between living standards of wealthy and poor was far narrower than it is today. Sure, we didn't have internet and fancy TVs and take away deliveries from our phones back then, but *nobody* had that, so that's irrelevant. 50 years ago you didn't have to be rich to own your home, to work reasonable hours, to have some leisure time. Now you simply cannot afford to even rent somewhere in some places unless you're earning well above minimum wage.

spiraldinosaur , Pixabay / pexels Report

Final score:

33points

WindySwede 7 months ago

Unionise? Not the whole solution, but probably better.

11points

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#22

“Chicken Wings, Nobody Should Be Paying $2 Per Wing”: 30 Things People Can No Longer Afford Cod in Sweden. When I grew up, it was the staple fish, the base for most traditional fish dishes and you’d eat it several times a week. With a dwindling cod population in Swedish waters, it has now gotten so expensive that I can’t remember when I last had cod.

In 1980, according to Statistics Sweden, one kilogram of cod was 15 SEK (US$1.42 with today’s FX rate). In 2024 money, that would be $5.60.

But in the stores today, one kilogram of cod will cost you $29.70 (cheapest cod at Hemköp).

(Apparently Statistics Sweden stopped tracking the price of cod in 2012, which I guess is just proof of its loss of importance as a staple food in Sweden)

NanderK , Kent Wang / flickr Report

Final score:

33points

Verena 7 months ago

We misused food supplies heavily between 1950 and 2000, and are now paying the price

22points

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#23

“Chicken Wings, Nobody Should Be Paying $2 Per Wing”: 30 Things People Can No Longer Afford Lego

Archivin , Arianna / flickr Report

Final score:

32points

Spooky beck 7 months ago

My eggo

13points

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#24

“Chicken Wings, Nobody Should Be Paying $2 Per Wing”: 30 Things People Can No Longer Afford Medical surgical care. Prescription medication.

Dan-68 , Anna Shvets / pexels Report

Final score:

31points

keyboardtek 7 months ago

The new eyedrops to treat dry eye syndrome are not covered by Medicare insurance and cost $630 for a two week dose. Pharmaceutical companies are the major greedy corporations in America. Why aren't Republicans complaining about them?

10points

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#25

“Chicken Wings, Nobody Should Be Paying $2 Per Wing”: 30 Things People Can No Longer Afford College education

devmapper , Gül Işık / pexels Report

Final score:

30points

Verena 7 months ago

Depends on country

10points

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#26

“Chicken Wings, Nobody Should Be Paying $2 Per Wing”: 30 Things People Can No Longer Afford Owning a dog!

luvtolag , Pixabay / pexels Report

Final score:

29points

sturmwesen 7 months ago (edited)

Euthanasia costs 40% more than last year. A aquaintance was quoted 600 for spaying her dog. I paid about 250 18 years ago. Pets are expensive. Plan for it. edit: Germany

10points

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#27

“Chicken Wings, Nobody Should Be Paying $2 Per Wing”: 30 Things People Can No Longer Afford Organic or specialty foods that were once more affordable have become increasingly expensive compared to processed or unhealthy alternatives, making access to healthy food more difficult for lower-income individuals.

Neekol2356 , Engin Akyurt / pexels Report

Final score:

27points

Verena 7 months ago

Seems to depend on the country. Here basic, local food of the season/storable is cheaper.

8points

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#28

“Chicken Wings, Nobody Should Be Paying $2 Per Wing”: 30 Things People Can No Longer Afford A ski trip. It was still expensive but now it’s just crazy thanks to large corporations decreasing competition by buying all the resorts.

jeanjellybean13 , Javier Árribas / pexels Report

Final score:

22points

sturmwesen 7 months ago

Or because of less snow and additional cost due to snow cannons. In my opinion a lot ski areas should be shut down due to it and destroying the landscape . (Germany)

18points

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#29

“Chicken Wings, Nobody Should Be Paying $2 Per Wing”: 30 Things People Can No Longer Afford 1960’s Gibson or Fender guitars. The dentists/surgeons and “collectors” have wrecked the market for the common musician.

makeitpap , Mats Peterson / flickr Report

Final score:

21points

Javelina Poppers 7 months ago (edited)

Wish I'd have hung on to my 1960s Mosrite bass.

5points

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#30

“Chicken Wings, Nobody Should Be Paying $2 Per Wing”: 30 Things People Can No Longer Afford Natural fiber clothing. Feels impossible to find anything affordable that has mostly cotton.

Edit: I’ve compiled a list of most of what was recommended. Sorry if I missed something.

T-shirts:
Michael’s craft stores,
Duluth trading,
Walmart,
Comfort colors on Amazon,
Carhartt,
Uniqlo,
Costco,
Go 2 clothing co on amazon

Secondhand:
eBay (Pendleton wool flannels),
Thrift/vintage stores,
ThredUp.com,
Poshmark

Materials to make your own clothing:
Foxfibre,
Joann’s,
Local fabric store,
Vintage/secondhand fabrics,

General clothing:
Uniqlo,
H&M for linen,
Target,
Old navy,
Quince,
Land’s End,
Svaha,
LL Bean,
Pact

Undies:
Haynes,
Intimissimi (lingerie),
Kirkland,
Jockey (100% cotton panties)

l_ally , Liesl / flickr Report

Final score:

18points

AnnaRachelle 7 months ago

I shop at Next regularly. Not all,but a lot of the clothing I have bought my daughter is 100% cotton. I buy in the clearance then donate

5points

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#31

“Chicken Wings, Nobody Should Be Paying $2 Per Wing”: 30 Things People Can No Longer Afford Eggs

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Final score:

14points

Verena 7 months ago

35 cent for an egg from a chicken with a happy life is worth every cent.

13points

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#32

“Chicken Wings, Nobody Should Be Paying $2 Per Wing”: 30 Things People Can No Longer Afford Time with your Senator or Congressperson (most of them).

My mom participated in a program to for youth/young adults to speak with their US Federal representatives and actually went to meetings with them to express the youth's desires for the future. She even became pen pals with one and ended up being gifted a US flag from his office for her efforts.

Today that s**t costs thousands of dollars a plate dinner, donations, and possible offers of board and executive positions to just get in the door to speak with them.

Kiyohara , Laura Musikanski / pexels Report

Final score:

12points

Auntriarch 7 months ago (edited)

It's very easy to get to speak to your MP. They take on board what you have said, then throw it overboard as soon as the door shuts behind you. Unless you are in a position to offer the goodies listed by OP

3points

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#33

“Chicken Wings, Nobody Should Be Paying $2 Per Wing”: 30 Things People Can No Longer Afford In the old days the poor had horses the rich had cars now everyone has cars and the rich have the horses

Race/Polo/EquestrianHorses

biztravellerUK , Bartosz Bartkowiak / pexels Report

Final score:

12points

Fabian Bernard 7 months ago

Buying a horse could be cheap, but caring after him is expensive

8points

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#34

“Chicken Wings, Nobody Should Be Paying $2 Per Wing”: 30 Things People Can No Longer Afford A new comic book from 50 years ago.

PoignantPoint22 , Jamie / flickr Report

Final score:

11points

Verena 7 months ago

Yes, I cannot afford a van Gogh nowadays. Back then I could have traded that painting for a glass of wine.

12points

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#35

“Chicken Wings, Nobody Should Be Paying $2 Per Wing”: 30 Things People Can No Longer Afford Rolex watches. One British guy bought a new Rolex 1966 for 69 pounds which is equivalent to £2334 now. New rolexes are starting from £7000 nowadays.

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10points

Jrog 7 months ago

Rolex back then was not a luxury brand. They repositioned in the 1970s, before they were performance watches for the military and sportsmen (think Longines or Tag Heuer today).

5points

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#36

Beef brisket

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10points

Jason 7 months ago

I feel like adjusted for inflation it hasn't changed all that much in at least 20 years.

0points

#37

“Chicken Wings, Nobody Should Be Paying $2 Per Wing”: 30 Things People Can No Longer Afford 2-3 kids and a wife on a single income

Derrickmb , Harrison Haines / pexels Report

Final score:

9points

Cat servant 7 months ago

My husband and I reversed that. I made 3 times his income. When he was landed off I suggested he saty with the kids. We had been working opposite shifts so one of us was always with the kids. He couldn't find another evening shift and daycare was so expensive even 30+ years ago. It would have taken 90%of his pay to cover it. Child care is expensive. If a parent is doing it you have lost that income. If you are paying for it you have still lost that income by giving it to child care providers. Also remember in the US many, may jobs have no pension plans outside of management or they pay so little you can't participate because every dime goes for basic necessities.

1point

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#38

“Chicken Wings, Nobody Should Be Paying $2 Per Wing”: 30 Things People Can No Longer Afford Slide Film

I miss when it wasn't $30 a roll of Fuji Velvia

coffeeshopslut , Sam Fentress / Wikipedia Report

Final score:

8points

Verena 7 months ago

It isn't asked for anymore, so no mass market = higher prices

3points

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#39

Hope

Final score:

8points

Michael Largey 7 months ago

"Hope will be the last thing to go." - Nero Wolfe

0points

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#40

“Chicken Wings, Nobody Should Be Paying $2 Per Wing”: 30 Things People Can No Longer Afford Eel in Norway.
Endangered specie, illegal to catch without special pemission. Used to be cheap food, now one kilo is no less than 100€.
Same for Atlantic tuna, used as dog food in the 60’s, now even the less finer cut are above 40€/kg when available. Interesting fact: No well known Norwegian dishes with tuna as hardly no-one is familiar how to use this in Norway. Fresh tuna were off the marked for 50 years in Norway.

Whale used to be extremely cheap, but has become rarely eaten, Gen Z just won’t, to an extend that to sell the meat available the sellers had to dump prices to abt 20€/kg.

RexRonny , Charles Haynes / flickr Report

Final score:

8points

Queeqec 7 months ago

Still too cheap for eating endangered animals.

8points

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#41

General Aviation

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Final score:

8points

Petra Schaap 7 months ago

what... like flying to the other side of Europe for 15 euro?

0points

#42

“Chicken Wings, Nobody Should Be Paying $2 Per Wing”: 30 Things People Can No Longer Afford For a real answer, instead of people just moaning about the cost of living: caviar. Caviar used to be affordable when wild caught was allowed but overfishing starting in the late 1800s reduced the populations of wild sturgeon to almost nothing.

Now all caviar is farmed which is very time and labor intensive because it can take decades for a sturgeon to be ready to harvest.

I’ve heard stories from around the Black Sea of it just being an everyday food but now it’s hundreds of dollars or more for a tin of the good stuff.

poillord , Nadin Sh / pexels Report

Final score:

7points

Verena 7 months ago

Was never cheap here

2points

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#43

Big Macs

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Final score:

6points

keyboardtek 7 months ago

Not being able to afford a Big Mac is better for your health anyways.

2points

#44

Stay at home wife

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6points

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“This Breaks My Heart”: People Stunned—And Angry—After Woman Buys Lost Luggage From Airport

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“This Breaks My Heart”: People Stunned—And Angry—After Woman Buys Lost Luggage From Airport

#45

Single engine airplanes

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Final score:

5points

William Teach 7 months ago

Oh, come on, you can still get a Cirrus Vision Jet for around $3 million

1point

Adelaide Ross

Howdy, I'm Adelaide! I'm originally from Texas, but after graduating from university with an acting degree, I relocated to sunny Los Angeles for a while. I then got a serious bite from the travel bug and found myself moving to Sweden and England before settling in Lithuania about two years ago. I'm passionate about animal welfare, sustainability and eating delicious food. But as you can see, I cover a wide range of topics including drama, internet trends and hilarious memes. I can easily be won over with a Seinfeld reference, vegan pastry or glass of fresh cold brew. And during my free time, I can usually be seen strolling through a park, playing tennis or baking something tasty.

Howdy, I'm Adelaide! I'm originally from Texas, but after graduating from university with an acting degree, I relocated to sunny Los Angeles for a while. I then got a serious bite from the travel bug and found myself moving to Sweden and England before settling in Lithuania about two years ago. I'm passionate about animal welfare, sustainability and eating delicious food. But as you can see, I cover a wide range of topics including drama, internet trends and hilarious memes. I can easily be won over with a Seinfeld reference, vegan pastry or glass of fresh cold brew. And during my free time, I can usually be seen strolling through a park, playing tennis or baking something tasty.

Viktorija Ošikaitė

I'm a visual editor here at Bored Panda and I enjoy a good laugh. My work ranges from serious topics related to toxic work environments and relationship difficulties to humorous articles about online shopping fails and introvert memes. When I'm not at my work desk, checking if every single pixel is in the right place, I usually spend my free time playing board games, taking pictures, and watching documentaries

I'm a visual editor here at Bored Panda and I enjoy a good laugh. My work ranges from serious topics related to toxic work environments and relationship difficulties to humorous articles about online shopping fails and introvert memes. When I'm not at my work desk, checking if every single pixel is in the right place, I usually spend my free time playing board games, taking pictures, and watching documentaries

What do you think ?

Andy 7 months ago

A lot of these seem to come from buying into nostalgia. There are problems now, but 50 years ago was not some magical time where everyone could just have one worker in a household and live a great life. There were areas and industries where this was true, just like now, but there were also plenty of households where both parents worked and they still could not afford to own their own home, or lived in sub standard housing. There were also plenty of areas of severe poverty, and people who could not afford the basics. The percentage of people living below the poverty line in the US in 1975 was marginally higher than now, and in the UK in the early 70s the economy was in such a state there was the 3 day week and despite years of building projects, 12% of the population still lived in houses deemed unfit for human habitation. "Things were better in the past" is just a way for politicians to get votes without offering actual solutions to problems society currently faces.

10points

Ali H M Salehuddin 7 months ago

Just some counterpoints. Computers were expensive and generally unavailable and difficult to use 50 years ago. TVs were quite a luxury item 50 years ago. And they came with lower resolution and had very few channels. Nowadays, 55" tvs are super cheap. Making a long distance phone calls were expensive. Now, it is almost free.

7points

Petra Schaap 7 months ago

and the first mobile phones were super expensive.

2points

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Verena 7 months ago (edited)

Yes, and no. Many of these things were never affordable for the majority of the people. It depends on the country, too. In Europe e.g. the "house at a lake" was usually a shack with outside toilet and running cold water inside was already luxury. Or a small caravan or a tent. A real house was only for the rich. People were happier with less. 50 years ago a lot of expensive stuff wasn't necessary to buy and seen as one time luxury. A stereo tower was a dream not many people could buy. People bought mostly items made and grown in own countries, which ensured that wages were okay, so people could buy stuff made in own country. People had to be smart with their money to afford nice things, and they kept them in shape instead of buying and binning, because "it is so cheap that I'll buy a new one when I need one". And a lot more things. Parents taught children about money management and included them in running a household. They taught them that some things need time, and a perfect solution can be reached by in-between steps of less perfect steps.

5points

Emma S 7 months ago

Easter eggs. Found this out a few days ago buying some. Used to be able to get decent sized Cadbury egg with two chocolate bars in for £1.50. Now they're about £5 each and contain a smaller egg with only one chocolate bar.

2points

Guess Undheit 7 months ago

Unregulated capitalism is what we can't afford. Make the rich pay their back taxes, return tax rates to what they were in the 1950s, and tax ALL income, including share dividends, at the same rate. No more loopholes. The rich make so much money that you could make $150,000 the minimum income to pay tax, and the yanks could STILL collect enough tax to pay the government's budget.

1point

Brian bell 7 months ago

People? You do realize that we "get" inflation as a thing right? Has anyone considered that "real wages" have stagnated since the 80's? Stop and consider your own life over the past 20 years or so (if you are old enough), and what you "used to" afford and really can't "justify" anymore. THAT is what this is all about.

1point

ADZ 7 months ago

Lot of greedy muppets on here up voting luxuries.

0points

The Darkest Timeline 7 months ago

It used to be that only the very wealthy could afford to fly; now almost anyone can even if it is frequently inconvenient or uncomfortable. Owning more than one car was seen as a luxury but most people in the US have at least two cars. Just imagine telling someone in 1980 that they, a regular person, would have a handheld supercomputer, a TV in every room of their house, unlimited access to untold forms of entertainment, etc. They’d call you delusional to the point of being insane. And, as pointed out multiple times here, the cost of anything is relative to inflation; just saying things cost more and leaving it at that is dishonest. Finally, the price we pay for an economy that relies on endless growth in a finite world is that there is a limited supply of everything meaning we will pay more and get less. Everyone wants a higher standard of living but the bill comes due.

0points

Andy 7 months ago

A lot of these seem to come from buying into nostalgia. There are problems now, but 50 years ago was not some magical time where everyone could just have one worker in a household and live a great life. There were areas and industries where this was true, just like now, but there were also plenty of households where both parents worked and they still could not afford to own their own home, or lived in sub standard housing. There were also plenty of areas of severe poverty, and people who could not afford the basics. The percentage of people living below the poverty line in the US in 1975 was marginally higher than now, and in the UK in the early 70s the economy was in such a state there was the 3 day week and despite years of building projects, 12% of the population still lived in houses deemed unfit for human habitation. "Things were better in the past" is just a way for politicians to get votes without offering actual solutions to problems society currently faces.

10points

Ali H M Salehuddin 7 months ago

Just some counterpoints. Computers were expensive and generally unavailable and difficult to use 50 years ago. TVs were quite a luxury item 50 years ago. And they came with lower resolution and had very few channels. Nowadays, 55" tvs are super cheap. Making a long distance phone calls were expensive. Now, it is almost free.

7points

Petra Schaap 7 months ago

and the first mobile phones were super expensive.

2points

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Verena 7 months ago (edited)

Yes, and no. Many of these things were never affordable for the majority of the people. It depends on the country, too. In Europe e.g. the "house at a lake" was usually a shack with outside toilet and running cold water inside was already luxury. Or a small caravan or a tent. A real house was only for the rich. People were happier with less. 50 years ago a lot of expensive stuff wasn't necessary to buy and seen as one time luxury. A stereo tower was a dream not many people could buy. People bought mostly items made and grown in own countries, which ensured that wages were okay, so people could buy stuff made in own country. People had to be smart with their money to afford nice things, and they kept them in shape instead of buying and binning, because "it is so cheap that I'll buy a new one when I need one". And a lot more things. Parents taught children about money management and included them in running a household. They taught them that some things need time, and a perfect solution can be reached by in-between steps of less perfect steps.

5points

Emma S 7 months ago

Easter eggs. Found this out a few days ago buying some. Used to be able to get decent sized Cadbury egg with two chocolate bars in for £1.50. Now they're about £5 each and contain a smaller egg with only one chocolate bar.

2points

Guess Undheit 7 months ago

Unregulated capitalism is what we can't afford. Make the rich pay their back taxes, return tax rates to what they were in the 1950s, and tax ALL income, including share dividends, at the same rate. No more loopholes. The rich make so much money that you could make $150,000 the minimum income to pay tax, and the yanks could STILL collect enough tax to pay the government's budget.

1point

Brian bell 7 months ago

People? You do realize that we "get" inflation as a thing right? Has anyone considered that "real wages" have stagnated since the 80's? Stop and consider your own life over the past 20 years or so (if you are old enough), and what you "used to" afford and really can't "justify" anymore. THAT is what this is all about.

1point

ADZ 7 months ago

Lot of greedy muppets on here up voting luxuries.

0points

The Darkest Timeline 7 months ago

It used to be that only the very wealthy could afford to fly; now almost anyone can even if it is frequently inconvenient or uncomfortable. Owning more than one car was seen as a luxury but most people in the US have at least two cars. Just imagine telling someone in 1980 that they, a regular person, would have a handheld supercomputer, a TV in every room of their house, unlimited access to untold forms of entertainment, etc. They’d call you delusional to the point of being insane. And, as pointed out multiple times here, the cost of anything is relative to inflation; just saying things cost more and leaving it at that is dishonest. Finally, the price we pay for an economy that relies on endless growth in a finite world is that there is a limited supply of everything meaning we will pay more and get less. Everyone wants a higher standard of living but the bill comes due.

0points

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