First question: What is a Cheapster? For those not born in the 21st century, a short terminology: Someone who is always looking for the cheapest price. An example:

Steve got so much cheaper the last time he bought concert tickets, we sat behind the parking lot. (Urban Dictionary)

After this brief explanation of the term, the question arises whether we are all cheapster. Yes, there is a little cheapster in all of us. I have yet to find anyone willing to pay full price. If you know one, please introduce me to that person. The magnetism between me and a discount campaign can be compared to a magnetic field of 1200 T (Tesla).

My heart skips a beat when I hear the words Black Friday or Cyber Monday. The Neverland for cheapster or the biggest illusion. According to a legend, prices are raised before Black Friday or Cyber Monday and then lowered. Is this true? One thing is true in this story. We live in a world of consumerism. The media makes us believe that we need material things for true happiness. Did any of us find it in a pair of shoes?

Let's come back to the question of whether Black Friday or Cyber Monday are the best shopping days.

The last Friday in November is the best day for buying electronic goods. Amazon and companies have the best deals. For clothes? I am not that sure, because it depends on the person and on what will be bought.

An Austrian girl tells me a secret that we all need to know. 

After Christmas week, the winter sales begin. In the first week the shop has a 30% discount, after two weeks the articles are discounted a second time and after two weeks the same again. After that the prices are reduced every Wednesday until all articles are sold. 

Are Cheapster the new hipster?

Let's be honest, both kinds of people are annoying. One is always trendy, the other buys 50 cans of jerky because it's on sale. The solution is to be yourself. The true self without any mask.

I leave you with this poetic self-help phrase!

Do not buy the whole world.

Lisbongirl

(This article contains incitement to alcohol consumption. If you have problems with alcohol, click on this LINK. There you will find professional support).

There are few important things in life, and wine is one of them. Okay, that sounds a little dramatic. Only wine lovers understand the meaning. We live in a world of wine shelves.

The wide variety of different wines makes it difficult to make a decision. Standing forever in front of the shelves and not knowing which bottle will spend the rest of the day with you.

You are probably wondering how I can find the right bottle. The world is facing a pandemic and I am faced with the problem of finding the right type of wine for me. 

What should be considered when choosing a wine bottle? My knowledge of wine is short: "I like the design of the label and the price: I'll buy it."

Let me share my limited knowledge of wine types with you. Maybe I can help someone who is desperate. Desperate smells bad.

Go inside us for a moment, breathe deeply and let the tree pose. What do you think now? Red? White? Rosé or green? Personally, I thought more about the taste of the wine than the color. 

An interesting fact about the color of wine, many people think that the color of wine depends on the color of the juice. This is not true; the skin of the grapes determines the color of the wine. To make white wine, you have to separate the juice from the grape skin as soon as possible. With red wine the opposite. 

How to read a wine label? If you thought Ulysses was a complicated book, then you have never tried to read a wine label. Reading wine labels is a science. It requires some effort to understand the meaning of the labels. I can give you two advice.

First check the age:

White wines should not be older than two years. 

Red wines under five euros may be a maximum of three years old. 

Second verification of the alcoholic strength by volume:

White wines with an alcohol content over 12.5% and red wines over 13.5% are really strong. Personally, I don’t like this strong taste. At this point I can buy a bottle of vodka. This is just my opinion. The degree of sweetness (dry, semi-dry, fine dry, sweet) should be indicated. If there is no indication, the wines are most likely sweet. There is no information about the taste of foreign wines. However, one can usually assume that the wines are dry.

I hope I could help.

See you in two weeks! I am making a blog design change. 

Lisbongirl

After the announcement of a soft lockdown, my first thought was: I do not want to repeat my mistakes. 

Everyone has read this advice that a morning exercise routine will get the day off to a better start, but a cup of cappuccino is not to be neglected. For coffee junkies, this is Italian heaven. Whether we like it or not, training is an important part of a healthy morning routine. Keep a daily routine is advantage. As for the question about the to-do list, my answer is: has anyone seen my list?

Like me, as an active person, you can also complain about the curfew. Complaining is annoying. The list of indoor activities is insanely short.

Please stay safe and inside. (No, I am not paid by the Portuguese state). 

Night drives through the desert city of Lisbon are a way out. Rent an e-bike and explore the city at night. Is a humor refresher. (I am a bad example)

The Home Office is both a blessing and a curse. You start to miss crowded busses and subways. A privet concert is the mood-setter. A little hint sings the song loud and wrong - your neighbors will love you. Every star needs haters.

Jokes side by side. Relax with a glass of wine, because water is not a solution.

See you guys next Sunday!

Lisbongirl

I am 100% sure, everyone is now thinking not again another special Blog. 

We have enough of them!! Enough Blogs about best places to visit, which is the best restaurant…

You are truly right, the World Wide Web is full of influencer, travel and fashion Blogs.

My thoughts exactly. 

Now you know about what I will not write on my Blog!

We need something else. It has to be something that makes fun to read, that you can't wait till the next post. 

The open question is still, what to write about?

Don´t worry, i won't give you an answer or maybe i should? I am joking.

The focus on my blog are our daily challenges and how to handle them.

Better said, how i try to find a solution. These days so many strange situations happen.

We need to laugh about that. Life is often ironic.

Seems like a self-help blog, I know.

It will not end up to be a Diary! That’s for sure! 

Hope you will stay and read!

By the way my Name is Debbie. I am the Lisbongirl.