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Now. But in the past it was plausible. See this list of assorted wages and prices for items in the mid-19th century in the US [1].
Boots were around $25. There were many jobs that paid low enough that $25 would be in the neighborhood of 1.5 months worth of pay.
[1] http://anotherandrosphereblog.blogspot.com/2013/03/how-much-...
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Now. But in the past it was plausible. See this list of assorted wages and prices for items in the mid-19th century in the US [1].
Boots were around $25. There were many jobs that paid low enough that $25 would be in the neighborhood of 1.5 months worth of pay.
[1] http://anotherandrosphereblog.blogspot.com/2013/03/how-much-...