Resale of jewelry, hunting for promotions, driving at reduced speed... How the French are adapting to the return of inflation

Resale of jewelry, hunting for promotions, driving at reduced speed… How the French are adapting to the return of inflation DECRYPTION - As prices continue to rise, households are multiplying trade-offs and tricks to preserve their purchasing power. Passing the advertising Faced with soaring prices, Judith found a solution. Rather than cutting her daily expenses, this event project manager from Lille, aged 43, started by searching through her jewelry box. She found a necklace and a ring that she hadn't worn for years. After an examination, the woman discovers that they are 18-carat gold and decides to sell them to get "a little over 2000 euros". Half is saved and the rest is kept precious for the end-of-year festivities and gifts. Her instinct is far from isolated; many French people are looking to take advantage of the rise in gold prices observed after the conflict in the Middle East broke out. Since the beginning of the year, the National Gold Office has recorded a 25% increase in gold volumes sold by private individuals and 17.7% in the average basket. At Godot & Fils, the general manager, Alexis Monceaux, claims to observe "since the start of the year +30% of people coming to sell their gold". But this time, the idea is not to invest: inflation requires that "often, it is for current consumption, to realize projects". Parents or grandparents also come to finance their children's or grandchildren's studies. "The sellers are also younger than before," the specialist adds. With the return of inflation, which reached 3% in September according to INSEE, the French are shooting for funds in every direction… Tribeca75 Anyway, when you see that high school students don't want to get up at 6:30 am to go to class, it is obvious that impoverishment will accelerate. F2M And to think that I just run my boilers to take walks on weekends to maintain them ;) otherwise they are all electric. Anne-Louise Our first budget: taxes and duties. It starts with VAT on every product purchased. Then the avalanche of taxes on income, housing, cars.... We survive.