In the ’80s and ’90s, small appliances like toasters and blenders, cookware, fridges, ovens, vacuums, and other household equipment lasted a decade or more.
In 1980, the cost of a four-year college education with room and board was around $10,000 price adjusted for inflation.
Employees working in the early ’80s enjoyed pension plans with their job contracts. Having retirement packages built into jobs was the norm for many companie.
From the ’80s to the late ’90s, America’s inflated-adjusted average movie ticket price went from $2.69 to $5.08. Family movie nights during.
Fast fashion, the mass production of stylish and cheap clothes, has been growing steadily, with SHEIN, Forever 21, Uniqlo, Urban Outfitters.
Healthcare costs continue to increase every year. Even with inflation-adjusted values, Americans spend six times as much on health care as they did in the 80s and 90s.
Road trips and vacations to national parks like Yellowstone, Badlands, Yosemite, and others were common. In the 1980s to ‘90s, families could afford to spend a week or month of their summer vacation.