The cereal aisle of the 1970s was a strange and wonderful place. But as the 1980s got underway, many of the brands we loved disappeared from store shelves. How many of these cereals do you remember? Or, even better, how many did you actually try?
From Sears and Woolworth’s to Pontiac, Kodak, and S&H Green Stamps, these once-trusted American brands were household names to Baby Boomers but may leave younger shoppers scratching their heads.
Workplace habits Baby Boomers once saw as normal can now trigger complaints, discipline, or dismissal. See which outdated office behaviors could put modern employees’ paychecks and careers at risk.
When it comes to an executor fee, the real question isn’t whether relatives should help for free, it’s whether the compensation matches the work and follows the rules governing the estate.
Cash feels reassuring when prices and markets are unpredictable, but too much idle money has a cost. Keep money needed for emergencies liquid, but distinguish an emergency reserve from long-term money that has no job.
Being named executor can sound like an honor until the court forms, bank calls, bills and family questions begin. Suddenly, one child is doing months of work while everyone else appears to be waiting for a check. Does that extra burden justify receiving more from the estate?
Explore 1970s shopping habits that seem strange today, from handwritten checks and paper coupons to trading stamps, catalogs, layaway, manual pricing, department stores, and early shopping malls.
A $3 package feels cheaper than a $6 package, but that tells you almost nothing about value when the quantities are different. With U.S. grocery prices still 2.2% higher in August 2026 than a year earlier, small comparison mistakes can add up quickly.
