Thank you for your post, filled with honesty and angst. It horrifies me to see the entire world as it is now. Everything is the same here, the prices go up every week, without fail! I never worried too much about shopping. I had a budget and it worked well. Now, there is no budget. It is too ridiculous to try to say you will only spend so much. I am economizing in ways I never thought I would.

I can do it because I still have money to spend. What about the people here that don't? I volunteer at a food kitchen in town and I can tell you that I see more people coming in for meals than I have ever seen since I started volunteering! As sad as that fact is, I am glad that there is a place people can go.

I went to the store to get an avocado today. They went up again. It was too hard for me to want it, and then again, it was 15 HIVE! No way! This has gotten to be too much.

I am sorry your goods are that high too. A small bag like that - for all that money! That is sad! Thanks for being part of the challenge!

#MarketFriday began as a way to reach out across the globe and learn about different cultures through their markets, especially local markets and farmers' markets, and eventually branched out and evolved over time from straight shopping to a cultural affair as it highlights how we differ and then again, how much we are alike. We have become a melting pot of culture, but it is still the Rituals, Festivals, food, architecture, and even your language/languages that separate us... Along with the fact that these things are normal for us. There are unwritten rules that rule our social behaviors. I see this as allowing for increased tolerance between cultures and nations, and opportunities to come together on an even playing ground. A strong culture can be beneficial to a country as it promotes unity, especially during a crisis, peaceful debate, and open dialogue. I have learned so much about all of you and it has been an amazing experience. I can only hope that learning about each other can help us work together for a peaceful world. Thank you for being a part of #MarketFriday

Rules of the Road to Join #MarketFriday!

1. Go to any type of market, or anywhere where you pay money for a service. It can be a museum, a movie theatre, or an auction. Be creative!
2. Tell us a little bit about the market or the event. What brought you there? What did you buy? How much did it cost? We like to compare prices, otherwise, it is just pictures of a market!
3. Post the pictures! No out-of-focus ones, please! Tell a little bit about the pictures that you post. Having many pictures to scroll through does not make a better post without an explanation.
4. Use the MarketFriday Community Platform to post #hive-196308 (this is not required, but appreciated) If you don't, then #MarketFriday should be your first tag
5. Following me and reblogging the post so more see it would be appreciated !! Not a rule, just appreciated, more vision for more views on your posts!
   . You must put #MarketFriday by @dswigle somewhere on your post.
   6.#MarketFriday post should be submitted sometime on Friday UTC
6. The post MUST be in English
7. Drop the link into the MarketFriday comment section so I can find it

#MarketFriday loves you!