When I was a kid...

1956 cost of lining
 
new house $11,725.00
average income $4,454.00 per year
new car $2,050.00
average rent $88.00 per month
tuition to Harvard $800.00 per year
movie ticket $0.75 each
gasoline $0.22 gallon
US postage stamp $0.03 each
10 pounds granualted sugar $0.85
gallon milk $0.97
pound ground coffee $0.85
pound bacon $0.58
dozen eggs $0.27
pound hamburger $0.56
loaf bread $0.18