Resources

Back in the 80s, "resources" meant hitting up the library, asking your older brother, or hoping MTV would play that one video that taught you the perfect moonwalk!

Radical resource facts

• Encyclopædia Britannica was still the Google of the 80s - all 32 volumes of it!
• Video rental stores like Blockbuster (founded 1985) were the Netflix of the era
• Walkmans (introduced 1979, peaked in the 80s) let you take your resources on the go
• VHS instruction videos taught everything from breakdancing to cooking to investing!

Financial resources, 80s style

• "Wall Street" (1987) taught everyone that "Greed is Good" 📈
• Personal finance books like "Your Money or Your Life" started the FIRE movement
• Home computers like the Apple IIe helped families track their budgets (in green text on black screens!)

Freestyle biking bonus

The Haro Freestyler bike cost about $400 in 1985 - that's roughly $1,000 in today's money. Parents everywhere were like "How much for a BIKE?!" 🚲

"The best resource in the 80s was your imagination... and maybe a good mixtape!"