Mar 18, 2016

Chart: How Much Would Every Videogame Console Cost Today?

Pair this chart up with this BLS Inflation Calculator and you can have your students determine how much each of these consoles cost in they year they were purchased. Of course, I am old enough to remember PONG, the game that launched the videogame industry, and led to many hours of spirited family competition.

Watching this video brings back lots of memories and also makes me realize how much the world has changed (and how easy it was to entertain a pack of kids back then)!

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Tim Ranzetta

Tim's saving habits started at seven when a neighbor with a broken hip gave him a dog walking job. Her recovery, which took almost a year, resulted in Tim getting to know the bank tellers quite well (and accumulating a savings account balance of over $300!). His recent entrepreneurial adventures have included driving a shredding truck, analyzing executive compensation packages for Fortune 500 companies and helping families make better college financing decisions. After volunteering in 2010 to create and teach a personal finance program at Eastside College Prep in East Palo Alto, Tim saw firsthand the impact of an engaging and activity-based curriculum, which inspired him to start a new non-profit, Next Gen Personal Finance.

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