I know I’m officially old when I’m constantly remembering how much stuff used to cost.

When I got my first job as an adult, I budgeted in 1 fast food meal a week, usually a Burger King Whopper combo at $4.75 American. Now, even though inflation calculators confirm it, paying $10.00+ for a fast food meal seems like highway robbery.

I know I shouldn’t complain; I live way better now than I did in an Army barracks, but I just hate spending that kind of money.

On the bright side, phone service got cheaper. It used to be $20.00 for a land line, and you paid for long distance calls. Now I pay $50 a month for unlimited calls&text +10Gb data, and no getting disconnected if someone picks up the phone in the household.

Cable TV was $50 in 2000. Now I pay $60-$80 for internet and choose whatever streaming service I want, if I want. No more paying for sports I won’t watch - sorry Disney/ESPN.

I guess I should just cut my losses and call it a draw.