Friday, August 6, 2010

Cross-hemispheric frugality

Just got back from a Chinese market down the street from my new apartment. I bought two bags of fake vanilla Oreos, one bag of al Plato barbecue potato sticks, two bananas and a bag of milk. Total cost: 15.26 pesos, or $3.89. 


Also, commuting to school every morning, I pass about five street vendors cooking giant flour patties. Essentially it's a steaming hot slab of bread as big as a medium-sized pizza. I bought one today for 2.5 pesos, or 64 cents. It's enough for breakfast and lunch. 

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