Of course, it wouldn't matter anyway: The youngs don't carry cash. Monopoly Junior My First Monopoly Game Spare Money Cash Bundle 25 Notes Hasbro. That said, even if the value of $100 declines precipitously in the future, it wouldn't make sense to update the Monopoly bank to reflect today's dollars the amount of paper required would be ridiculous. Buy Monopoly Money and get the best deals at the lowest prices on eBay. Loosely based on another popular game called 'The Landlord Game,' the board was modeled on the actual streets and real houses around Darrow’s house in Atlantic City, New Jersey. While a hundred bucks is currently a lot of money, that may not be the case in 50 years (current low rates of inflation notwithstanding). Monopoly Atlantic City is the original game created by Charles Darrow. Looking at inflation this way also lends some perspective to the debate about getting rid of big bills, like the $100 and 500€ notes. A quarter, for example, wasn't something you would ever walk past on the street or casually toss into a fountain-it had nearly the buying power of a five-dollar bill today. Interestingly, the $200 salary given for passing 'Go'-let's assume this is monthly-is eerily close to median household income ( $53,657) today when adjusted for inflation, bringing it to roughly $42,000.īesides simply being a curiosity, comparing the present-day value of these bills is a reminder of how much small change really used to be worth.
