2.00 PM My cold is not any better today so I am going to quit smoking till payday and see if that will do any good.
I owe about three dollars on next pay already. I don’t know when I will ever get evened up with the world again.
Robert
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Comments from Chris
Obviously the value of money was different at the time. The rough conversion rate is about one 1936 Dollar to seventeen 2015 dollars. That puts Robert's monthly income at about $510. Since he is sending most of that home every month, he get's about $85 personal money per month to work with. Keep in mind all of his room, board, and gear are provided.
Let's do some other conversions I've found (2015 dollars) -
Average Annual Salary: $1,600 ($27,200)
Gasoline: $.19/Gal ($3.23)
Bread: $.08 ($1.36)
Stamps: $.03 ($.51)
Note: In 2013 the average annual salary was $44,888.16.
If he paid $2 a pack for cigarettes smoked a pack a day most of his $85 is gone.
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