My Dad owned a small Burger Shoppe in Santa Cruz, CA in the 70's. Burgers were 25 cents, 35 cents with cheese. Milkshakes were 40 cents. Nothing was over a dollar, except for Bob's Special Garden Hot Dog.
Gas was 45 cents, pay phones were 10 cents for all you could talk. If you had to make a call, you stopped at a pay phone or waited until you got home/to the office.
My first real 10 speed was for my paper route in the 70's. It was built by hand and cost $40, even with the custom paint job. I rolled the bars back with the brakes on my palms, because that's what was cool.
Mom would take us to the grocery store and spend $50 on a heavy shopping spree.
An ice cream cone at Thrifty Drug was 5 cents a scoop. The ice cream station was right next to the TV tube tester.
I miss Match Game.