Being referred to as “middle class” when pre-boomers were kids indicated that a family had more than the necessities of life. In the boom times after WWII, more and more people qualified for this title. To be middle class meant having a house, a car, a TV set and probably being able to take some [...]
The Federal Government’s budget will be the highest in history, topping $3.8 trillion, while the deficit for this year is pegged at $1.6 trillion for the fiscal year starting in July, 2010. That’s a long way from where these numbers were 50 years ago when most pre-boomers were in the workforce, or would be soon. [...]
Moms didn’t work when we were kids. They were called “homemakers” back then. Nobody looked down their noses at stay-at-home mothers; in fact, there was a bit of a stigma connected to those who had outside jobs. That being the case, there were hot meals on the table for virtually every meal, including noon because [...]
