What A Middle Class Family Actually Owned in 1955 (You'll Be Shocked)
Tonight I'm taking you inside a 1955 middle-class home to explore what life and finances were really like.
CHAPTERS
0:00 - Unlocking 1955
1:54 - Let's Get Curious
4:08 - Waking Up in 1955
5:05 - The 1955 House
7:23 - The FHA Mortgage
9:25 - Deed in Husband's Name
10:09 - Every Family Had One
12:18 - Sitting in This Car
14:16 - What's in the Kitchen?
16:18 - The Refrigerator Arrives
18:40 - Consumer Credit Begins
20:40 - The Washing Machine
23:20 - Television Reorganizes Everything
25:20 - Wonderful or Sinister?
27:29 - Changing the Channel
29:34 - The Good Dishes
31:34 - The Passbook Savings Account
33:51 - A Rainy Day Fund
35:59 - The Pension Promise
38:20 - Stopped Being Reasonable
40:20 - Life Insurance is Key
42:20 - Health Insurance Uncertain
44:24 - No Credit Cards
46:31 - Character Counts
48:30 - The Household CFO
52:49 - More Children Then
54:50 - Public School Education
57:03 - Economic Self-Sufficiency
59:03 - The Garage Workshop
1:01:08 - Food Budget Share
1:03:15 - The Housewife Knew Prices
1:05:47 - Clothing Quality Matters
1:07:51 - Clothing Social Marker
1:10:00 - Layaway Plan Available
1:12:14 - Who Was Excluded?
1:14:14 - Civil Rights Movement
1:16:27 - Ownership of Expectation
1:18:46 - Dismantled Stability
1:20:48 - Nostalgia vs. Reality
1:23:47 - Trying to be Okay