What the fuck? (adjusted for inflation) a day for vacation was considered outrageous back then? That's what it costs to live in my shitty studio apartment and never eating out. Jesus christ the cost of living is fucked.
5 lucky stars for not experiencing puberty during the decade where everyone was hideous.
A good college education costed the princely sum of 10K USD per year. And it was possible to get an 8% return on your investment by the incredibly risky financial move of putting your money into a savings account at your local bank.
Let that last one sink in. That change alone has driven the US closer to the third world than anything else.
See that ladder to the middle class? Yeah, they're pulling that up behind them while telling you they got through college on their own gumption, yanking on bootstraps all the way, no help from anywhere, especially not the grants, scholarships, and state-funded systems they're dismantling.
A friend of mine who was going to an art school did the math, and she said it's cheaper to pay for phone sex 24 hours a day than it is for her tuition. Zoinks! As for the beer, I think they upped the price during spring break. It's 2015 and I can get a six pack of Olympia (much better than Coors) for 5.25 not including the can deposit.