Back in the 1970s, my mother would buy clothes from second-hand stores. After the purchase, she would take the clothes to cleaners and have them dry cleaned. When she returned with the clothes, they looked like they were purchased from a major department store downtown. She was a very smart shopper.
I still buy everything second-hand! It’s incredible what you can find for just a few bucks… great quality, rarely or never worn… and usually more unique than what you can find in stores, too! The thrifting apps are so cool-it’s like having a global thrift store.
this lady's situation with cheap clothing reminds me of something our mom always told us..there are certain items you do *not* skimp on by buying the store brand. Some items it's ok to go cheap on,but the stuff that you don't get a bargain on by sacrificing quality
Ive been on a spending spree and im watching videos like this to bring me back to reality 😂 Nothing i didnt know but its good to remind ourselves about quality over quantity these days. Its easy to fall into the consumer trap, wt lesdt every now and then.
If you want to save money on clothing, learn to sew. If you can make basic repairs and alterations yourself, and can creatively hide stains with appliqués or pockets, you can make your clothes last longer. And if you can make most of your clothes, you can get quality clothes without spending a fortune.
Up till the 1960s yes, but nowdays material & even thread is super expensive when it comes to making your own. Garage sales,church rummage sales, resale shops offer tons of slightly used clothes & shoes at discount prices.
US median income (per census) - ~ $50,000/year, ~ $4,200 a month. The common rule of thumb for buying a home is 30% of monthly income. Right around $1,400. So, that's a house around $200,000, or about half of the price of an average house in the united states. This video only applied to the time before trickle down economics. If you want to buy a house now a days, join a union or make at least 3 friends that you don't mind living with.
@@tallswede80 you're pretty arrogant for being so incorrect. The gold standard ended in 1933. Most countries in the world run on fiat currencies and they're a more fiscally sound way to run nations in the modern world. Maybe you should do a bit of research before speaking and removing all doubt.
@@F.o.s.t.e.r. "you're pretty arrogant for being so incorrect. " But isn't that the same thing that your mother said to you? The gold standard ended in 1971 by Richard Nixon.
@@tallswede80 ya, if you didn't live in the United States... In 1933 the the federal government halted all convertibility from notes to gold and centralized the gold stock (the reason the bullion depository was built...in Fort Knox). From 1933 to 1967 convertibility into gold was only allowed for official international business in order to maintain our currencies value in relation to foreign exchange. Between 1967 and 1973, the remnants of the US gold standard related to official international exchange was tapered off until being fully severed in 1976. The reason you, wrongly, believe the gold standard was ended in 1971 by Nixon was because that was when he announced he would no longer use our current rate for foreign exchange. Instead due to the Smithsonian Agreement we changed our foreign exchange rate to $38 per troy ounce. Thus leading to congress to make the Par Value Modification Act. Again, do some research, ya ignorant rube. As far as US housing is concerned, your point is baseless, your logic is flawed, and you should feel bad for expressing it so arrogantly.
@@F.o.s.t.e.r. "your point is baseless, your logic is flawed" Isn't that what your mother said to you? 1965 was when all the dimes, quarters, half dollars, and dollar coins were changed from Silver, to a mixture of copper and nickel. If you can find a dime or quarter dated prior to 1965, it will be made out of silver, and it will be worth many times its face value. If you look at the paper money up until 1965, they were silver certificates, convertible into silver. Our money was literally gold and silver up until 1965. This is what prevented the government from printing money, creating inflation, and driving up the cost of housing.
It is strange. My cousin is in high school, and they still teach home ec. One of the home ec teachers is still there. 19 years ago, I took a few classes. It just not just one whole class. We had to take a finance class, and health class.
Well, the hourly wage in 1950 was approx $0.75 (cents) per hour. So the 3 lb cake for $1 would be approximately equal to a $12.35 cake today. I think the cakes don't cost that much these days. Also, the $0.30 (cent) canned item would cost approx $3.71 in today's prices. But a more practical way to look at it is; let's say a person is making $0.75 (cents) per hour. They work for 8 hours. They will make $6 for working 8 hours that day. $6 is good in 1950. A person could buy many things. But as far the canned item....you buy 1 canned item at $0.30 (cents). That is 5% of the days pays spent on that canned item. Let's say a canned item is $1.50 today. If a person is making $15 per hour, that will cost 1.25% of their days pay. Or even if they are making $9 per hour, 1 canned item would cost 2% of the days pay. The math says we are better off today...in some ways.
Many folks today are on some type of public assistance. With my "good" union job I am very fortunate but it's very tight. Things were much better than both economically and how people treated each other. Anybody who says it's better then is using very fuzzy man. First thing Ronald Reagan did was bust the unions starting with the air traffic controllers. He and the Republican party started the decline in America which still continues today for the working class
Back in the 1970s, my mother would buy clothes from second-hand stores. After the purchase, she would take the clothes to cleaners and have them dry cleaned. When she returned with the clothes, they looked like they were purchased from a major department store downtown. She was a very smart shopper.
I still buy everything second-hand! It’s incredible what you can find for just a few bucks… great quality, rarely or never worn… and usually more unique than what you can find in stores, too! The thrifting apps are so cool-it’s like having a global thrift store.
this lady's situation with cheap clothing reminds me of something our mom always told us..there are certain items you do *not* skimp on by buying the store brand. Some items it's ok to go cheap on,but the stuff that you don't get a bargain on by sacrificing quality
“Uncle John” is the wonderful character actor Jonathan Hole, who was in a number of Coronet films before making a name in television and the movies.
10:18-"There's no place like Coronet, there's no place like Coronet"
Ive been on a spending spree and im watching videos like this to bring me back to reality 😂
Nothing i didnt know but its good to remind ourselves about quality over quantity these days. Its easy to fall into the consumer trap, wt lesdt every now and then.
I like how he burns his last hour of the workday talking to his niece on company time.
Amazing. In the 1950s, you could buy one shoe at a time.That's real convenience.
Sounds like the store let her buy the shoes on credit. So, she must be at least 18, or the contract is invalid.
"I knew the brand, and the shoes were well made."
Hi. I'm Buster Brown.
The footage of the grocery store is amazing. Great video. Wise buying works.
These are so fascinating.
After watching this film I'll certainly "buy" into more quality products.
If you want to save money on clothing, learn to sew.
If you can make basic repairs and alterations yourself, and can creatively hide stains with appliqués or pockets, you can make your clothes last longer.
And if you can make most of your clothes, you can get quality clothes without spending a fortune.
Up till the 1960s yes, but nowdays material & even thread is super expensive when it comes to making your own. Garage sales,church rummage sales, resale shops offer tons of slightly used clothes & shoes at discount prices.
US median income (per census) - ~ $50,000/year, ~ $4,200 a month.
The common rule of thumb for buying a home is 30% of monthly income. Right around $1,400.
So, that's a house around $200,000, or about half of the price of an average house in the united states.
This video only applied to the time before trickle down economics. If you want to buy a house now a days, join a union or make at least 3 friends that you don't mind living with.
wrong, stupid. this is from a time when our money was backed by gold and silver so the government couldn't print money.
@@tallswede80 you're pretty arrogant for being so incorrect.
The gold standard ended in 1933.
Most countries in the world run on fiat currencies and they're a more fiscally sound way to run nations in the modern world. Maybe you should do a bit of research before speaking and removing all doubt.
@@F.o.s.t.e.r.
"you're pretty arrogant for being so incorrect. "
But isn't that the same thing that your mother said to you?
The gold standard ended in 1971 by Richard Nixon.
@@tallswede80 ya, if you didn't live in the United States...
In 1933 the the federal government halted all convertibility from notes to gold and centralized the gold stock (the reason the bullion depository was built...in Fort Knox).
From 1933 to 1967 convertibility into gold was only allowed for official international business in order to maintain our currencies value in relation to foreign exchange. Between 1967 and 1973, the remnants of the US gold standard related to official international exchange was tapered off until being fully severed in 1976.
The reason you, wrongly, believe the gold standard was ended in 1971 by Nixon was because that was when he announced he would no longer use our current rate for foreign exchange. Instead due to the Smithsonian Agreement we changed our foreign exchange rate to $38 per troy ounce. Thus leading to congress to make the Par Value Modification Act.
Again, do some research, ya ignorant rube. As far as US housing is concerned, your point is baseless, your logic is flawed, and you should feel bad for expressing it so arrogantly.
@@F.o.s.t.e.r.
"your point is baseless, your logic is flawed"
Isn't that what your mother said to you?
1965 was when all the dimes, quarters, half dollars, and dollar coins were changed from Silver, to a mixture of copper and nickel. If you can find a dime or quarter dated prior to 1965, it will be made out of silver, and it will be worth many times its face value. If you look at the paper money up until 1965, they were silver certificates, convertible into silver. Our money was literally gold and silver up until 1965. This is what prevented the government from printing money, creating inflation, and driving up the cost of housing.
they need to bring back home ec to high school
kids now graduate and know nothing about home finances or how to take care of themselves
Exactly 👍
This could be shown as an University level Economics lesson today.
It is strange. My cousin is in high school, and they still teach home ec. One of the home ec teachers is still there. 19 years ago, I took a few classes. It just not just one whole class. We had to take a finance class, and health class.
Очень красивая девушка! Нисколько не уступает в красоте, самой Мерлин Монро...🤔❤️😊
Wish we had theses cheep prices now of days
Well, the hourly wage in 1950 was approx $0.75 (cents) per hour. So the 3 lb cake for $1 would be approximately equal to a $12.35 cake today. I think the cakes don't cost that much these days.
Also, the $0.30 (cent) canned item would cost approx $3.71 in today's prices.
But a more practical way to look at it is; let's say a person is making $0.75 (cents) per hour. They work for 8 hours. They will make $6 for working 8 hours that day. $6 is good in 1950. A person could buy many things. But as far the canned item....you buy 1 canned item at $0.30 (cents). That is 5% of the days pays spent on that canned item.
Let's say a canned item is $1.50 today. If a person is making $15 per hour, that will cost 1.25% of their days pay. Or even if they are making $9 per hour, 1 canned item would cost 2% of the days pay.
The math says we are better off today...in some ways.
@@RyanTreks Not so much..
@@RyanTreks It's sad when ignorant people don't have an idea how inflation works.
@@RyanTreks It was 75 cents an hour, not .75 cents. Which would be three-quarters of a cent. Or you could express it as $0.75 an hour.
Many folks today are on some type of public assistance. With my "good" union job I am very fortunate but it's very tight. Things were much better than both economically and how people treated each other. Anybody who says it's better then is using very fuzzy man. First thing Ronald Reagan did was bust the unions starting with the air traffic controllers. He and the Republican party started the decline in America which still continues today for the working class
Will they confiscate one of the shoes if she doesn’t pay 😂 Those shoes are absolutely gorgeous
I keep expecting to hear the RiffTrax commentary, lol! 👍
Golly, I guess I shouldn't of had my hair done.
Elon's dad should have shown him this one.
It was easier to just give him apartheid jewels.
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Sandy isn’t bad looking for an oldie time chick. She’s probably either dead or in her 70’s now.
How do you figure? This film was made in 1950. Let’s say she was 15, meaning born in 1935. That would make her about 88 today-well past her 70s.
@@drewconway7135would it be something if she really is still alive today. I would like to see how she looks.