tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post8073204100209356960..comments2024-03-28T12:59:00.516-04:00Comments on Heroes, Heroines, and History: Cost of Living: 1849 vs. 2014Debbie Lynne Costellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16381517812227326616noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-64031255994928519652014-08-17T10:10:52.337-04:002014-08-17T10:10:52.337-04:00And I'd like to add an addendum to my post. I ...And I'd like to add an addendum to my post. I went out to eat (another extremely rare, if impossible occurrence for our pioneers) with my mother this week and we discussed my 1849 vs. 2014 blog topic.<br /><br />She was <i>shocked</i> and a bit skeptical that someone could make $2.50 a day in the 1840s, because her father, my grandfather, worked as an itinerant farm hand in rural Arkansas in the 1940s for <b>$1.00 a day</b>!! He harvested rice, while my grandmother picked strawberries. Mama and the other children played and napped on pallets at the edge of the field.<br /><br />Of course, during the depression, jobs were extremely scarce, and that's why wages were so cheap. After hearing that Papaw worked for a $1.00 a day, that $2.50 a day in 1849 sounds like an amazing amount of money!Pam Hillmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604636348596615139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-75120453046510964802014-08-17T10:01:11.091-04:002014-08-17T10:01:11.091-04:00Thanks Sharon. I've been thinking about this t...Thanks Sharon. I've been thinking about this topic for a while now, especially with the cost of food these days. But after I wondered and pondered :) for a while, the increased costs in comparison to the quality of living made more sense.Pam Hillmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604636348596615139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-36946739904153832292014-08-17T09:59:05.279-04:002014-08-17T09:59:05.279-04:00Thanks, Davalyn! I'm eagerly waiting to see th...Thanks, Davalyn! I'm eagerly waiting to see the real covers! :)Pam Hillmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604636348596615139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-20255553384656435932014-08-16T23:14:18.541-04:002014-08-16T23:14:18.541-04:00You certainly did a great job of comparing wage ea...You certainly did a great job of comparing wage earnings and cost of living between the old days and 2014. I guess I'd still pick 2014 because of the modern conveniences, although I'd like the togetherness of the old days to come back. Can't wait for your October releases. I love Christmas books! sm wileygreen1(at)yahoo(dot)comsharon mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10130208778591424260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-48921743531855948612014-08-16T21:56:23.676-04:002014-08-16T21:56:23.676-04:00Love the 'spruced up' design! Can't wa...Love the 'spruced up' design! Can't wait!Davalyn Spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07790903623368896086noreply@blogger.com