On any given December day, Heather can be found watching her
favorite Christmas movies. This year, her preference seems to be for Home Alone
and all its sequels. If you’ve never seen it, Home Alone is about Kevin McCallister,
an eight-year-old whose family accidentally flies to Paris without him. On Christmas
Eve, Kevin buys groceries: milk, plastic wrap, a TV dinner, dryer sheets, bread,
toilet paper, mac and cheese, some army men, detergent, and O.J. He pays for it
all with a $20 bill and a dollar-off coupon for the juice. I did all the
grocery shopping in the 90’s, when Home Alone was released. I can vouch for the
fact these were realistic prices back then. But for the same groceries today, Kevin
would have to fork over at least three twenties. I can also attest to the fact
I’m not earning three times as much today. Maybe I’m overdue for a raise.
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