My daughter started her junior year of high school last week, so I thought it would be fun to do a little comparison between her junior year and mine.
Average income
1987: $24,350
2009: $40,523
A gallon of gas:
1987: .89
2009: 2.51
One dozen eggs
1987: .65
2009: 1.34
Biggest Hit Single
1987: La Bamba by Los Lobos
2009: (current) I Got a Feeling by Black Eyed Peas
Top Grossing Film
1987: Three Men and a Baby
2009: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Top TV Show
1987: Bill Cosby Show
2009: True Blood
NYT Bestseller (paperback mass-market)
1987: Red Storm Rising by Tom Clancy
2009: 92 Pacific Boulevard by Debbie Macomber
