My first day at work I was paid $2.50 an hour for 8 hours (which was pretty low even by 1980s standards.) At the end of the day I was handed this $20 bill which, though poor, I never spent and is now framed on my wall.

Since 1980 its lost 50% of its purchasing power. https://image.nostr.build/6572e5731e94297f1a66c2ecd3bc480713deb95a02eebf4af9ba3b30e95f3e5f.jpg