00:00Oh, one American dollar used to take you much further, right?
00:04Money Talks News cites historical pricing from New Jersey's Morris County Library,
00:08which says in 1950, an entire bag of groceries used to be a dollar.
00:14Comicron says before 1961, comic books used to cost just a dime.
00:19Well, it's all relative, because a dollar is technically worth $11.87 now.
00:24The dollar can still take you far.
00:26Amazon has plenty of items for a dollar, like zebra pens and a wet and wild mascara.
00:32Baby items like bibs and toys can be found at your local dollar store for slightly more than a dollar.
00:38Print magazines have wild deals now, with the increase in online readers.
00:43Some can be had for around a dollar.
00:45Oh, and for some longer reading materials, have you been to your local library?
00:49A card-carrying member there gets books, streaming services,
00:52and more media for an even better price than a dollar.
00:56A card-carrying member there gets books, and more media for a dollar.
00:56Free!
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