Luckily for me I love Deals and Discounts and thus can partake in the 'good life'.
For example Ann and I went to Las Vegas to 'train' for the Goofy race, in Disney World, because it was too damn cold to run outside in Calgary.
Thanks to calgarydealsblog and yycDeals we went to Vegas for $30 each for Flight Hotel and Taxes!
I also obtained Discounted tickets to Phantom of the Opera and Zumanity (+18 Cirque du Soleil, highly recommend ;))
So we got some Entertainment in with our +15 degree Red Rock Training run all for less the the Price of Gas to Lake Louise and back.
Now Sydney is, or can be, a very expensive City (Housing is out of Control).
However if you are patient deals can be had.
For example a Bottle of Coke that would be $1-1.50 in Calgary is $3.50 to $4 here, but if you are paying attention Cases of Coke can be had for $11 for 24. Bulk savings are the Norm, it seems, as Beer is around $25 for a 6 pack ($4 each), but Cases are $40 to 50 for 24 ($1.50-2 each).
Restaurants here are more expensive, with a typical cheap meal being $25 per main dish.
However thanks to Sydney Deals we can go out like we are Dr's (almost), like today I got us 50% off tickets to the Opera (Finally!)
I also got a Deal that includes 2 Appraisers, 2 Entrées, Dessert, 4 Beers/cocktails and 2 Full Bottles of Wine at a restaurant for $40!
Those are my Survival techniques for Living large on the Surf bum/Student budget. Between these and Ebay /Gumtree (Kijiji) you can live the Champagne and Caviar lifestyle for the Deluxe Kraft dinner budget.
