He used to say everything cost a dime back then. But then he got older and the story changed. With a nickel you could buy a hotdog, no, TWO hotdogs, a milkshake, a house and a car, with a garage to park the car, and STILL have enough left over to take your girl out to the movies. That's what he used to say. The reality is that those years probably sucked too. Grampa liked to forget that he only made 12$ a week.