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| Thread ID: 113164 | 2010-10-07 22:49:00 | What was £30 worth in 1981? | jareemon (5207) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 1142555 | 2010-10-08 03:39:00 | In 84 when I started work it was my weeks wages | gary67 (56) | ||
| 1142556 | 2010-10-08 04:21:00 | IF we had NZ pounds in 1981,(lol) 30-0-0 pounds would have been $60.00. This would equal 251.68 today. :D | BobM (1138) | ||
| 1142557 | 2010-10-08 05:41:00 | jareemon ..... thought everyone knew that the only REAL test for currency conversion is PINTS of beer .... what the hell are you going to do with 100 loaves of bread ?!?!? :D | SP8's (9836) | ||
| 1142558 | 2010-10-08 06:12:00 | In 84 when I started work it was my weeks wages IF we had NZ pounds in 1981,(lol) 30-0-0 pounds would have been $60.00. This would equal 251.68 today. Thanks guys, I found a book in the room in my house which is full of old crap (we all have one :) The book is in great condition because it's in a cardboard cover thingie, the gold edges are like new. It's called "the water babies" by charles kingsley, on the inside front cover it says "This leather bound edition, reissued in 1981 as a reproduction of the original 1919 edition is limited to 500 copies, of which this is 294." The original publisher's sticker is on the back of the protective cover which says "*poundsign*30 net in uk. No 294" Was just curious what it's worth. Where is an antiques roadshow where you need one? :D |
jareemon (5207) | ||
| 1142559 | 2010-10-08 06:17:00 | jareemon ..... thought everyone knew that the only REAL test for currency conversion is PINTS of beer .... what the hell are you going to do with 100 loaves of bread ?!?!? :D I'll get too drunk if i count past 10 :) |
jareemon (5207) | ||
| 1142560 | 2010-10-08 06:36:00 | Current: 30pounds = $63.50NZD An easier way to put this is, if i had 30pounds in uk in 2010 and it was enough to buy 100 loaves of bread, how many loaves of bread could i have brought in uk in 1981 with 30 pounds? Well, a bit before that, 1 loaf of bread got you a trip to Australia. |
R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 1142561 | 2010-10-08 06:47:00 | Ah yes our convict cousins over in the west island | gary67 (56) | ||
| 1142562 | 2010-10-08 12:34:00 | In 2000, it took $NZ 12 to have the same purchasing power of $NZ 1.00 on 10 July 1967, thanks to the excellent stewardship of successive NZ Governments of the country's economy. Assuming an average inflation rate of 2.5% over the last decade would give around $NZ 15.50 having the same purchasing power as a dollar at decimalisation. Not hard to work out why 5c became irrelevant. |
KenESmith (6287) | ||
| 1142563 | 2010-10-10 08:29:00 | When I came to NZ IN 1972 I got 2.13 $ to the pound (uk). Quite a good deposit for a house. | gradebdan (2186) | ||
| 1142564 | 2010-10-11 02:04:00 | oh, it is a hard question, for i I was not born yet in 1981. maybe it could have bought ten bicycles at that time, lol | faith1806 (15972) | ||
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