68340 | Allowance was at first was 10 cents. 5 for me 5 for the collection plate.
Next I got 15 cents. 5 for the collection plate and 10 for me. That went on for years. That ment I could get a candy bar and a 12 oz pop in a bottle on Saturday nights or afternoon, or 1 comic book only for 10 cents. What a painful choice to make.
I remember once we went to a town a whole 30 miles away as a family to do shopping. Dad gave my borther and I a whole quarter each. I was speechless, but excited. That ment I could buy 5, yes 5 candy bars. I must have been about 8-9 years old. Don't know what got into Dad that day, but I was happy.
A dollar, never saw a dollar for spending money until my teenage years. |