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Here’s What $100 Was Worth the Year You Were Born

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1962

What you would have bought with $100: Two pairs of fishing waders

Wisconsin residents know their fishing gear by heart, and they really appreciated Tyler Insulated Waders at Perry’s. Back then, a Tyler Insulated Wader was sold for $34.95, meaning that $100 could have bought two.

1963

What you would have bought with $100: Five toasters

In 1963, at Pleak Hardware, the GE Reflector Toaster had a price tag of $17.95, which basically means that you could have purchased five of them.

1964

What you would have bought with $100: One portable television

One portable television (a GE Personal Portable TV from Richardson’s) had a price tag of $99.95, according to an ad that appeared in the Kansas City Times.

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