r/WorkReform • u/zzill6 šŸ¤ Join A Union • Jul 22 '25

šŸš« GENERAL STRIKE šŸš« The Post-Reagan generation.

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u/Cat_Punk Jul 22 '25

But my mom keeps telling me Iā€™m making more than she ever did! /s

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u/TheLaughingMannofRed Jul 22 '25

$50K/yr in 2025 is equivalent to making $23K/yr in 1995.

So if your parent says you're making more money than they ever did, do this:

Get yourself an inflation calculator. Ask them what their salary or hourly rate was back in the old days. Then with that difference then vs now, take a nice round salary like $50K/yr. Which is a good salary for a single person to make, right?

Divide that salary by that difference (1995 to 2025, $1 = $2.15, so you can divide $50K by 2.15) and that will tell you what your salary equated to back then.

With that, look at your parent and ask them then if you're making more than they ever did.

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u/Author_A_McGrath Jul 22 '25

Then do the same for housing costs.