Cost of life. Good Value and waste of Money. Cost of life. Good Value and waste of Money. Recently, I watched in a news program on TV that the salaries in the EU are lows with others countries from Europe. Maybe the first reason could be the crisis. When I was 14 years old with €1, I bought a lot of candies and sweets, now this is insufficient, because I need to more money. Before my parents earned €1500 and now they earn €1000. In the 2007 year I spent every week more or less €12. I spent this money in arcade and buy alcohol with my friends, moreover at the night clubs. For me it is a waste of money to buy expensive clothes in shopping centre. These sites are situated outskirts of the cities therefore, you need to go by car or by public transport. A good value of money for me it is to donate money to NGO or give food for the homeless also buy things in charity shop. These stores give a ten percent for local projects and support activities for young people. To sum up: we need to do a balance with our money and use the brain.