We all pay the same price. When New Zealand introduced decimal currency in 1967 it was on the basis of 2 dollars for 1 pound, so incomes and prices are bound to look higher in NZD terms.
You emphasise my point, the cost of FMP is almost an income's worth!
So is the point you're making that family history isn't that important to you?
Perhaps you'd like to explain how you feel about parting with what I see as a large amount of money.
I wouldn't buy something I couldn't afford, and I certainly wouldn't encourage anyone else to do so.
But there is the thrill of the chase! When I first started researching family history my husband and I would travel to small country towns to seek out information. Similarly when in England we have visited cemeteries and churches. And there is nothing so exciting as the postman delivering a large envelope containing a long-awaited certificate!
Researching on the internet doesn't have to take that away. I agree there are some pleasures in visiting local record offices that can't be found online, and of course, not everything is available online. But a 2-3 hour trip to London on a crowded train, followed by an equally busy journey on the underground, just to check GRO indexes and so on is something I am more than happy to exchange for online research. And until relatively recently the certificates still came by post, and when in large envelopes, often crumpled and torn by Royal Mail.
Yes, it's definitely more fun if there are two of you. That's one reason why collaborating with cousins makes so much sense - you can share successes and disappointments on the lines you share.
Yes, I forgot to add that we did a lot of churchyard trawling in the early days, and we used to "bribe" our young children by offering 5p (pence) for finding a gravestone with a family surname and 10p for finding one with an ancestor on it. It kept them amused and occupied, and sometimes inspired them into looking carefully.