Bridget Bodner

I knew I should have worn my high-waisted jeans.

I'd have fit right in.

Let's watch a Scooby-Doo that's not a rerun.

Wait, Ryan, look at the sign in that window over there.

At that restaurant, hamburgers, 55 cents.

French fries, 20 cents.

No, everything costs less here.

Now are you thinking what I'm thinking?

You can talk more normal.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

Slow down, Ryan.

Remember, prices were lower back then, but also people made less money, too.

Oh, we're from the future.

Um, not quite.

No, stores will usually just raise their prices when they need to.

Like maybe it got more expensive to make bicycle tires because it got harder to find the rubber those tires are made out of.

And then the price of rubber goes up.

And that might mean the whole bike is going to cost you more because, you know, the tires are part of that total bike price.

Things also get more expensive when the price of oil goes up because everything has to travel to get to us.

And oil is a key ingredient in the fuel for everything from cars and trucks to planes and boats.