April 1, 2020April 3, 2020Viking Era Homespun cloth used for money in Viking Age Iceland. Money is usually defined as something that is a medium of exchange, […]
February 8, 2020February 8, 2020comparison data, U.S. Civil War Prices of slaves on the eastern shore of Maryland before the Civil War. Watched the uplifting and depressing movie Harriet last night. Second time I’ve […]
January 3, 2020December 29, 2019Other eras A wild guess on the parts of King Solomon’s wealth that can be quantified – part 4 Let’s try bringing together the previous guesses (can’t even call them estimates) […]
December 27, 2019December 8, 2019Other eras Guess at value of 1946 estate expressed in 2019 dollars The values assigned to my grandfather’s estate when it was probated […]
December 20, 2019December 2, 2019Other eras Consumer price index from 1940 through 2019 For an indicator of the changes in prices from the World War […]
December 18, 2019December 18, 2019Other eras Military pay rates during World War Two compared to 2019 What were the pay rates during World War Two in contrast to […]
December 16, 2019December 16, 2019comparison data, Other eras, U.S. Civil War Pay rate for privates in each of America’s wars Pay for American soldiers during each major war is provided by We […]
October 9, 2019October 9, 2019Viking Era One usuable indicator of the value of a Viking sword. How many weapons you could buy today for that price? What was the price of a Viking sword at the time? How […]
October 1, 2018comparison data, Middle Ages Cost and time to cross the Atlantic has dropped by more than 90% in the last 500 years. Transatlantic travel time has dropped radically in the last 500 years. Time […]
July 18, 2018January 19, 2019U.S. Civil War Salary for top level military leaders during and after the American Civil War This may not be ancient finances, but salary paid to the senior […]