From everybody here at the Carpe Diem organization (well just me), Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah !   Thanks for your readership and support this year, and for setting a new benchmark for CD in November of more than 200,000 monthly … read more >

Here’s another comparison of consumer purchasing power in the 1960s versus today, based on the time cost of common household appliances like a kitchen oven. The Sears Kenmore oven pictured below retailed for $330 in 1966, which would represent 121.3 … read more >