Silver Liberty is a website about silver as money, and other economic theoretical. Shortcut link: http://www.silverlib.com/
Here’s an interesting exercise: calculate your salary history in ounces of silver (or gold).
Silver Price vs. Wage History (5% Annual Increase)
Year Avg Silver Price ($/oz) % Change (Silver) Hourly Wage
1985 $5.888 — $3.75
1986 $5.384 -8.56% $3.94
1987 $6.790 26.11% $4.13
1988 $6.108 -10.04% $4.34
1989 $5.543 -9.25% $4.56
1990 $4.068 -26.61% $4.79
1991 $3.909 -3.91% $5.03
1992 $3.710 -5.09% $5.28
1993 $4.968 33.91% $5.54
1994 $4.769 -4.01% $5.82
1995 $5.148 7.95% $6.11
1996 $4.730 -8.12% $6.42
1997 $5.945 25.69% $6.74
1998 $5.549 -6.66% $7.07
1999 $5.218 -5.97% $7.43
2000 $4.951 -5.12% $7.80
2001 $4.370 -11.74% $8.19
2002 $4.599 5.24% $8.60
2003 $4.876 6.02% $9.03
2004 $6.671 36.81% $9.48
2005 $7.316 9.67% $9.95
2006 $11.545 57.80% $10.45
2007 $13.383 15.92% $10.97
2008 $14.989 12.00% $11.52
2009 $14.673 -2.11% $12.10
2010 $20.19 37.60% $12.70
2011 $35.12 73.95% $13.34
2012 $31.15 -11.30% $14.00
2013 $23.79 -23.63% $14.70
2014 $19.07 -19.84% $15.44
2015 $15.66 -17.88% $16.21
2016 $17.17 9.64% $17.02
2017 $17.07 -0.58% $17.87
2018 $15.71 -7.97% $18.77
2019 $16.22 3.25% $19.70
2020 $20.69 27.56% $20.69
2021 $25.14 21.51% $21.72
2022 $21.73 -13.56% $22.81
2023 $23.35 7.45% $23.95
2024 $28.25 20.98% $25.15