I haven’t been around quite that long. But I remember when I was about 14 or so, dad would give me 5 bucks and tell me to go to the store and put 5 bucks gas in his car. I would put in 4.50 in gas and buy a pack of smokes with the rest. That put the car up to about 3/4 tank... and I got my smokes
If I got paid in cash for services years I’d go buy silver with it. I’ve bought silver for $8/oz up to $40/oz. Lot of good it did me.
50 cents for cigs! Those days are gone forever.