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Today's average price for a gallon of gas is $1.84. Nice to have more money in our pocket at the gas pump. The average gallon of milk cost $2.29, a loaf of bread is $2.55, while an average pair of Nike shoes is $100.

Babysit one child for an hour and you will likely earn $16.75. That's way more than I earned back in the day – you know, when the wheel wasn't round. It's tough to live on minimum wage in Colorado at $11.10 an hour, but so much better than living in a third-world country, I suppose.

Cost of Kindness: $0.

Nothing. Nada. Nil. Zip. Zilch. Yep, zero!

Times are tough, our econ...