I really feel bad for the elderly pensioners in this country. They are definitely struggling.
I would be curious to read of the experiences others around the world are having in regards to their cost of living.
Living expenses went through the roof over the last 12 months. While energy prices stabilised again in Germany, we pay around 1.80 euro per liter, everything that is related to food is going on price every few weeks without any end in sight. The elderly people are hit hard from the crisis because their pension is not being adjusted for inflation, but families with young children are even worse off. Fresh products are especially getting more expensive, making it harder to ensure a nitrous diet for our children. Almost all my friends with children are buying lower quality products for themselves to have enough money to buy fresh fruits and vegetables for the children. Many fresh products in the supermarket jumped 50-100% up in price in less than 6 months. If this trend continues it's going to be a terrible year. The main problem is that wages are taking so get adjusted for inflation and there isn't much help from the government.