How much is $100 worth?

$100 buys a little more than a container of MdC or a truckload of Arko. Talk about bang for the buck, and an end to flying insects in your personal space! I'd like to see those highfalutin economists come up with a better example than that.

 

With inflation I am surprised it is not a lot lower than that. nowadays $100 is not that much money which is sad. To make matters worse our money is no longer backed by gold so in reality money is just paper worth something because we believe it is.

 

Here in Houston $100 will buy you a little less than a week of groceries per person.

 

This makes me sick..

 

What ever you're willing to pay for it.
. I crack me up!

 

I believe it's a state-to-state purchasing power comparison so I don't think inflation plays a role in these numbers as inflation is at a national currency level.

 

I don't think the chart shows the impact of inflation. It shows the relative value of $100 from one state to the next. To me, it is just a "cost of living" comparison between the states. It's interesting to see large differences in bordering states (ex: CO and NE, WV and VA).

 

oh ok. does it have to do with state tax or the cost of living?

 

Just think how many more razors you could have if you lived in my neck of the woods.

 

I've seen it go for as much as $125 on eBay!

 

It's cost of living, including rental housing costs.

 

Whaaaat? Lol I think I misunderstood you. A spend probably 100 dollars a week for a family of four. That number can go down depending if I start making dinners without meat.

 

That's 2.5 times better than Massachusetts...

 

Excluding DC and going by states only, NJ is second lowest .
But this is where God has me, and He is my provider for all my needs!

 

In California they charge you $100 as a entrance fee into the grocery store.

 

I don't think this economist is comparing the value of a 1960 dollar vs. a 2015 dollar. Rather how much $100 will get you state by state. If you want to talk inflation, just change that $100 into $10... or less.

 

And then when you get in there all they have is kale.

 

and organic free-range tree bark.

 

Reminds me of the Oscar Mayer commercial where the the guy asks the waiter what the special is. He replies, "Hand agitated Baltic Sea foam".