The 1973 Diary (VII)

It would appear that for several weeks into the start of 1973 I documented the amount of money I spent every day….

It reads like a millionaire….. OK, it doesn’t….

Jan   1 : 10p
Jan   2 :   7p
Jan   3 : 29½p (yes, in 1973, there were still halfpennies!)
Jan   4 : 10p
Jan   5 :   0p
Jan   6 : 14p
Jan   7 :   7p
Jan   8 : 28p
Jan   9 : 10p
Jan 10 : 16p
Jan 11 :   8p
Jan 12 :   0p
Jan 13 : £3.72 (Woaaaah!)
Jan 14 : 11p
Jan 15 :   9p
Jan 16 : 13p
Jan 17 :   0p
Jan 18 :   6p
Jan 19 : 10p
Jan 20 : 47p
Jan 21 : 11p
Jan 22 : 25p
Jan 23 : £2.35
Jan 24 : 28p
Jan 25 :   2p
Jan 26 :   2p
Jan 27 :   0p
Jan 28 :   4p
Jan 29 : 19p
Jan 30 :   0p
Jan 31 : 13p

…… etc…. until March 4th…..

What was all this loose coinage spent on? Bus fares? Sweets? Comics? Money really MUST have gone further in 1973!

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