I assume those were good tears
Season 1 of the show took place in 1998, and our latest Carrie fan/math wizard notes that "considering Inflation, what cost .75 cents at the start of the series now costs us $1." And here's what she presumes Carrie's budget was, while making $1,500/month: 2-3 packs of cigarettes a week: $49/month ($3.50 a pack!) Expensive cocktails: $33/week or $132/month Brunch: $121/month Designer shoes: $303/month Cabs: $228/month on transportation Landline phone: $125/month Utilities (Carrie doesn't have TV, internet, or air conditioning at this time): $60/month Rent (in her rent controlled apartment): $750/month Someone get us our abacus
Archived from the original on December 4, 2015
[85] On August 21, 1938, Bogart entered a turbulent third marriage to actress Mayo Methot, a lively, friendly woman when sober but paranoid and aggressive when drunk
Even small cravings fuel cigarette addiction, creating dependency that feels impossible to break without conscious effort
