Life was much simpler before the digital boom. Kids found immense joy in playing outside instead of being fixated on gadgets, while adults enjoyed more basic pleasures, as seen in today's list.
We're exploring a question on the AskOldPeople subreddit: "What was a sign of being well-off in your neighborhood or community in the 50s, 60s, or 70s?" For younger individuals, this gives a peek at how people defined luxuries back in the day.
And if you've lived through these decades, this one's for you.
#41
Color TV. Central heat n air. Two cars, garage. Maybe a pool. Fenced yard. Well-kept lawn. Well-dressed.
Could afford USA vacation.
Could afford USA vacation.
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#42
Air conditioning. Grew up in Southern Minnesota in the 50s & 60s - it got hot in the summer, but unless you were rich you didn't have AC.
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#43
Not being on welfare asks food stamps. We were. Almost all my friends were.
And no roaches. I didn’t know it was possible to not have them as a kid.
And no roaches. I didn’t know it was possible to not have them as a kid.
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#44
At Christmas time the rich people would have huge trees with the white flocking stuff setting in the living room window. They always had their curtains open so everyone could see right in their house.
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#46
Families that took vacations out of state or went to Disneyland.
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14points
#48
Having a perfect lawn and a lawn service to mow for you. Lawn services were not nearly as common as they are today.
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11points
#49
Mink coat, station wagon, pool, and of course a large, well appointed home. Memberships at the country club and Junior League. Sending the kids to Europe before Ivy League college.
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#50
Owning a second home, and taking elaborate vacations on top of that. Think beach house plus 3 weeks in Switzerland. Kids would go to sleep away camp for the whole summer.
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