Who wants two dollars?

Hello,

I want two dollars. In this day in age, people don't think a dollar is
much. If I had a simple way to match inflation through investing,
here's what I could have accomplished with your $2.00:

If you gave me $2.00 in 1913, today I would have $36.26 which is
enough to buy a DVD, some soda, and a a nice fast-food dinner for me
and a friend. A nice night in eh?

If you gave me $2.00 in 1950, today I would have $14.90, which is
still a ticket at the movies and a large popcorn and drink.

If you gave me $2.00 in 1975, today I would have $6.67 which is still
enough for a combo meal at any fast-food restaurant.

So if I take your two dollars, and keep it in an investment account
which keeps up with inflation, I can expect to make good use of it in
the future... Or, I can just use it now to get me some candy. Yum!


Search Strategy:

"what is a dollar worth" on google:
://www.google.com/search?q=%22what+is+a+dollar+worth%22


Additional Links:

Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis - Consumer Price Index:
http://minneapolisfed.org/Research/data/us/calc/


Thank you for the opportunity to answer your question, if you require
more information, please clarify the question, or if you find this
answer satisfactory, please feel free to rate it. Thank you!
 
skermit-ga

A simple "I do!" would have been fine, enjoy your candy. :)

Unfortunately, Google Researchers only receive 75% of the question
fee. So skermit only received a buck fifty.

If nospoon had given skermit $2 in 1913, both would either be dead or gaga today.

hailstorm, the fact that the dollar amount in question equaled what
the answer was worth to the asker may have been coincidental . It must
have been worth a dollar and a half to the researcher to state that he
would indeed like two dollars.

nospoon,

True enough. I am even willing to state for free that I want two dollars...

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