The cost of living.

Inflation.

Took my car for it's annual service and MOT this morning and couldn't help noticing the price of second hand cars, saw one for over £16,000.  It was nothing special, just a little run around which at that price was more than I paid for a four bedroom house in the early 80s, that's inflation for you.

A comparison of the price of living between the 1980's and 2013 from the Sainsbury's website.