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How well could I live off of $200 USD a month in 1958?

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No, you really can't. In most places, finding a place to live (even a terrible one) for less than $500 to $600 a month is nearly impossible. Even if you chose the cheapest possible place to live and got multiple roommates, you'd have a hard time finding housing for under $200 a month. read more

In 1958, My father's salary as a full-time professor at UC Berkeley was $2,500. $2,500 per year. At that time, a house in a middle class neighborhood cost perhaps $10,000 or about 4X my father's annual salary. read more

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