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As the Christmas Holiday rolls around we’re hit with the question of how much of a gift is too expensive a gift.  My wife is of the mindset that $50 is a lot of money for a gift.  While $50 might seem like a lot of money, I think she’s not being realistic about the ravages of inflation.   In 1990, fifty dollars represented a great deal of money since I could recall my dad handing me a crisp $20 every Sunday to be used for lunch money during the school week.  The $20 pretty much lasted me the whole week with a few dollars left over for Saturday.

Today, a $20 will barely get me two days worth of lunch so I know that a $50 isn’t a great deal of money.  I did some quick math calculations and $50 in 1990 would be worth about $80 today and fifty dollars today would be worth approximately $31 in 1990.