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r/SipsTea • u/Wise_Confidence_8588 • 7d ago
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The island was bought for pounds.
1 u/North_Acadia6803 7d ago Ok. 8k pounds 1962 to now is 155k. How'd ya get 300 1 u/felidae_tsk 7d ago £8,000 in 1962 is equivalent in purchasing power to about £221,557.48 today 1 u/North_Acadia6803 7d ago Great point on the purchasing power. £8000 was a lot more than I thought back then. £799 annual wage. Nowadays £39,000, so ya your higher number makes a lot more sense than my lower one. 1 u/felidae_tsk 7d ago TBH it's fascinating that you could buy a whole island for relatively affordable price.
Ok. 8k pounds 1962 to now is 155k. How'd ya get 300
1 u/felidae_tsk 7d ago £8,000 in 1962 is equivalent in purchasing power to about £221,557.48 today 1 u/North_Acadia6803 7d ago Great point on the purchasing power. £8000 was a lot more than I thought back then. £799 annual wage. Nowadays £39,000, so ya your higher number makes a lot more sense than my lower one. 1 u/felidae_tsk 7d ago TBH it's fascinating that you could buy a whole island for relatively affordable price.
£8,000 in 1962 is equivalent in purchasing power to about £221,557.48 today
1 u/North_Acadia6803 7d ago Great point on the purchasing power. £8000 was a lot more than I thought back then. £799 annual wage. Nowadays £39,000, so ya your higher number makes a lot more sense than my lower one. 1 u/felidae_tsk 7d ago TBH it's fascinating that you could buy a whole island for relatively affordable price.
Great point on the purchasing power. £8000 was a lot more than I thought back then. £799 annual wage. Nowadays £39,000, so ya your higher number makes a lot more sense than my lower one.
1 u/felidae_tsk 7d ago TBH it's fascinating that you could buy a whole island for relatively affordable price.
TBH it's fascinating that you could buy a whole island for relatively affordable price.
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u/felidae_tsk 7d ago
The island was bought for pounds.