Throwback Thursday
Throwback Thursday: The Electronic Age
When I was a girl one of my favourite cartoons was The Jetsons about a futuristic space-age cartoon family. Advances in home technology were just beginning and the Jetsons’ high-tech lifestyle was amazing to me. Who knew how quickly many those fictional advances would come to pass. Related: Buying a home in 1974 vs. 2014…
Read MoreThrowback Thursday: Toys That Have Stood The Test Of Time
Christmas is obviously the biggest season for toy sales. If you wander through the toy aisles you’ll see electronic toys, figures based on current TV shows and movies, and remakes of favourites of past generations. We like to buy our kids toys that we enjoyed when we were younger and there are some toys that…
Read MoreThrowback Thursday: The 1980s vs. Today
Do you remember what life was like before emails, the Internet, smart phones and 24hr TV? Today the feature is the 1980s – the decade of big hair, big shoulders and bigger interest rates. This turbulent decade was when most Boomers were in their borrowing phase and raising their little Echoes amidst soaring inflation, increasing…
Read MoreThrowback Thursday: The Family Car – Then and Now
This latest installment of our Throwback Thursday: Then and Now series looks at the family car, which has gone through a number of transformations since the 1950’s. The 1950’s and 60’s Boomers who didn’t grow up with the station wagon surely knew at least one family who owned one. Previously regarded as commercial vehicles, sales…
Read MoreThrowback Thursday: University Education in 1965 vs. 2015
Canadians invest in post-secondary education to improve their chances of getting a well-paying job. Because of the demographic boom most Canadian universities more than tripled student enrolment in the mid 1960’s and started a huge building expansion. Older, more established universities increased faculty numbers and expanded their facilities, while new universities were built to accommodate further…
Read MoreThrowback Thursday: Buying a Home in 1974 vs. 2014
Back in 1974, a typical home in Calgary was an 1,100 square-foot bungalow that cost $40,000 – or about 2.8 times the average household income. By 2014, the typical Calgary home had ballooned to 1,700 square-feet and sold for $470,000 – a whopping 6.3 times the average household income. So who had it easier – the…
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