According to the inflation calculator...
...$18,000 in 1968 is equal to $157,307 today.
Interesting, thanks. My grandparents were pretty frugal. By the time they had passed in the 70s they had a nice but modest home in Hollywood FL and maybe $270k in savings. He should have run for Congress where the “real” money is at!
isn’t that startling? isn’t it downright pitiful?