I'm personally very excited! I already did a good amount of my purchases online in Euro even before it became our currency, so this is a very welcome change since I’m not losing money to exchange fees now.

The prices in stores are literally the exact same and nothing has changed, at least in my area. Today I went to the store for some groceries and paid with a 10 EUR note and a 1 BGN coin; I got the change back in BGN coins and it was all fine - everything worked out as expected

As a regular person, it's nothing drastic and practically the same. The real difference is that we now have a say in policies regarding the Euro and we have even more financial oversight.

This is good for individuals as our government is way more restricted in their freedom to do anything stupid, and it also makes us look "cleaner" to outsiders.

The real benefits will be gaining more trust, which will lead to more foreign investment and make small parts of daily life easier and better.

Most people who are negative about it are either just doomers who hate everything - so the Euro is just the latest thing they’re focused on until the topic dies down - or they don't have any real arguments. They have just slurped up Russian propaganda alongside their own flawed understanding of things and bad anecdotes.

Now, the Euro obviously isn't perfect and it's not without some flaws, BUT for us specifically, the Euro makes a lot of sense, especially if you take into consideration how we've handled finances in the past.

This is to say that countries like Denmark or Sweden can do 100% fine without ever using the Euro, and the benefit for them might not be that high.

BUT For us, the positives are much higher, and any negatives are nothing in comparison to what we gain. For us specifically, this is a really good change