Author: Jon Dykstra

The Retirement Playbook Was Built for 15 Years. You Might Get 30.
The First Day at a 1975 Office Job, Hour by Hour — 21 Things That No Longer Exist
It’s Hard to Believe This Was an Ordinary Office. 30 Before & Afters Comparing 1980 vs. Today.
What $50 in Groceries Filled a Cart With in 1970 — 15 Things You Could Buy
What Your First Job Says About the Work Ethic You Still Carry Today
27 Things About the First Time You Got Paid in Cash in the 1970s That No Direct Deposit Will Ever Match
37 Ways Families Paid Off Debt in the 1950s That Seems Bizarre Today
30 Frugal Habits 1980s Kids Learned From Having to Stretch $5 Until Mom Got Home
27 Things Kids Never Understood About Growing Up With a Dad Who Had a Union Job in the 1960s
37 Vanished 1950s Jobs That Used to Support an Entire Family on One Paycheck… Including the House
26 Things About 1980s Passbook Savings Accounts That Made Every Kid With $12 Act Like a Tycoon
She Thought Leaving Him Ended the Financial Nightmare. Then These 27 Hidden Debts Dragged Her Right Back In
The Marriage Ended. The Career Damage Didn’t. These Are 25 Comeback Moves That Rebuild Women’s Careers
44 Debt Payoff Mistakes That Keep Millions of People Broke as a Joke Year After Year
31 Regular Household Prices From 1970 vs. Today That Explain Why Everyone Feels Broke