Until I reached my teens and started earning money, it was a big deal to have a few cents in my pocket and I do mean a few cents. You could get a lot with a dollar.(I seriously was hoping to avoid coming across as the “in my day” kind of guy, but apparently it is unavoidable) For way less than a dollar you could still have a heck of a good time. Good time as defined by a ten year old.
Every once in a while I would have 15-25 cents in my pocket and could get a snack or a comic book, but on those rare occasions when I was really flush, I may have had as much as 50 cents jingling in my pocket. Those were the times when I could experience the perfect after school afternoon. The ingredients were:
1.) 20 cents for a comic book.
2.) 15 cents for a bottle(glass) of grape soda
3.) 10 cents for a bag of Frito corn chips.
4.) 5 cents left over so as to not break any vagrancy laws.
Mix with some sunshine and a soft grassy spot and you have the best day ever!