My Euro Journal....Part 1

I am giving this particular title, "My Euro Journal" to update my friends, relatives and family of my daily activities and experiences. These might include my thoughts, opinions and ideas of some things or all of the things that is happening to me and my surroundings in a day to day basis. I will try my best to write and share to all of you my daily activities here in Europe. Thus, I am giving the above name or title "My Euro Journal".

I had to wake up early today to go shopping of the daily foods and goods we basically need at home. As usual, I need a cup of tee for wake up. I get ready then..took shower, brushed my teeth, dressed-up and put a little bit make-up. I am happy that I already had my own driver's license since more than two years ago. Here in Germany, it is really an advantage if you drive a car especially if you live in a small "Dorf" or a village. Unless maybe if you live in the city, where it provides a lot of public transportation like buses, U-bahn (underground train), S-bahn, trains and a lot more. Of course there are buses here too, but not often as in the city.

I usually go shopping for food and groceries in discounts shop like Netto, Aldi, Penny, Norma, Lidl, etc. I don't usually go to the supermarkets since the prices are really higher compared to discounts stores. I only go to supermarkets if the stuff I need can't be found in discounts stores. I was amazed because almost prices of the goods I usually buy are getting more expensive now. These are especially the prices of milk, cheese, bread, yogurt, chocolates and a lot more..Well, this is inflation again where prices of goods and commodities are getting higher. It's not only that, gasoline prices are really very high now compared to last year. My car consumed Super unleaded and today it cost 1.419 Euro per litre.

The only bad thing is that the salary is not getting higher. This really sounds frustrating. So I guess, I have to make a very good budgeting with regards to Income versus Expense matter. I even told my husband to ask his employer to increase his salary. He just laughed at me. He said, there are usually increases every year but it won't compensate for the increase of the commodities. I believed, one thing we could do is to tighten a bit our belt and only buy all the basic things that we need. As for me, I should already avoid impulse buying which I really do sometimes. Besides that we really all have the things that we all basically need.

So to all housewives and women who usually go shopping, be a little bit wiser now because I believed that inflation only don't happen in Germany but to almost countries of the world. I have to go now...since I have to continue my scrapbook which is already sitting here for quite some days now....Bye bye for now...see you again tomorrow!!!