I am finally following up on squirt’s first post. Here is what a (poor) international student can make out of $20 on an average school-day:

Brunch in school: $8.50
Dinner at Dominos with discount coupon (courtesy of OZbargain): $6.95
Bottle of 1.5L coke from Safeway: $1.65

Total: $17.10

Evidence that you can survive on $20 a day with $2.90 to spare.
Not recommended, of course.

Links:
Metroblogging Melbourne $20 Project
Find out more about the $20 Project.

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