The price of everything goes up astronomically high here in the Philippines. Eggs are also part of the staple diet that we had but due to avian flu that is rampant, the price of one small egg almost doubled. Aside from that inflation rate last year ended at 8% which was the highest than the target that the government had (2% was the goal).
As someone who goes to the market almost every other day, budgeting and buying goods became a challenge. More often than not, I just lessen the weight of the things that I bought originally. Some alternative products, though may be cheaper don't go on par with the quality that we are expecting.
Thanks to some farm folks here in Hive @jhero and @eunoia101 I got interested in growing vegetables too. I am thinking about what I can plant in the small backyard of our home nowadays.
I heard of Avian flu but didn't realize it's a thing. I haven't seen the news much lately as I've been resting and being busy. It's just sad that we have come to this situation. And yes, through both @jhero and @eunoia101, I learned a bit of gardening and also homesteading. I certainly can't be on their level but their knowledge have helped me too!