Construction costs are currently skyrocketing

Something is finally happening at the neighboring construction site. Just now, a heavily loaded truck with construction steel drove by. For fun, I called the ironmonger to ask about the current price. Of course, without a reinforcement plan, it was only general small talk. Currently about €1,600-1,750/t depending on the processing level needed. The much more interesting thing is the delivery time of currently only one week. The warehouse is well stocked and prices are slowly coming back, was the gist. Of course, a high level but it is currently affordable to properly meet the demand.

One can only hope that it stays that way.

Net salary from 1660 gross minimum wage = 1,318 euros
+ tax-free tips = ?
+ 3 x maintenance advance at 177 euros = 531 euros
+ 2 x child benefits at 219 euros = 438 euros
+ 1 x child benefit at 225 euros = 225 euros
+ housing allowance subsidy with 1000 euros rent = 920 euros
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money available per month: 3,432 euros

This calculation is wrong, the housing allowance is offset, first the need is calculated and then the housing allowance is offset.

After two verge tiles broke during the installation of the solar system, a regional building materials supplier informed me that Nelskamp is not accepting new orders until December...

That was good. "Here in the South" you are gladly allowed to pay just under 600,- like we do. At 240 I’d do a little dance around the village square.

Wtf. Where is that? Working isn’t even worth it there anymore.

After two verge tiles broke while installing the solar system, a local building material dealer told me that Nelskamp isn’t accepting new orders until December...

Clay tiles?
The Sigma tiles for my garden house were scheduled for 5 weeks and arrived after one week. The only problem was that no one informed me beforehand and the building material dealer also gave my current residential address as the delivery address. The dealer hadn’t forwarded the order confirmation to me yet... luckily I was able to redirect the truck driver.

Wtf. Where is that? Working isn’t worth it anymore there

Yes, that is extremely cheeky, but you have no chance anyway :/ Next week is the municipal council meeting, I quote from TOP3: "Adjustment of daycare fees" ...if it weren’t so sad :D Just a simple 3000-inhabitant village in the district of Rottweil.

Abnormal. Let me guess... most of the council members are from a time when women still took care of the children at home?