Flavio, look around your home.  My parents in the 60's was a two bedroom house with one bathroom for 2 adults and 3 kids.  It was 50 miles to the closest shopping area.  There were no phones.  Once a week my parents would do shopping for the week and check on their parents.  Wages were low, really low.  But so was housing.  I think my folks bought a new car in 1965 and paid about 4,000, the internet says gas prices were 32 cents a gallon, and unlike now we didn't grow corn to put in gasoline.  A new house then was under $15,000.  No please do not think that we have the same thing then as now.  Homes are much more energy efficient now.  Average Wages back then were between 6,000 and 7,000 - could you live on $500 a month?  What we did have that was better was our education!  Our eight grade education back then is now compared to being in college.  Way too much interruption in education nowadays.  We attended school from 8 am until 3:50.  (out of space)