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Around the world, how far can you get with $10?
CNN ^ | April 16, 2010 | Rachel Rodriguez

Posted on 04/18/2010 7:29:49 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

If you're in New York City with only $10 in your pocket, Julio Ortiz-Teissonniere has you covered.

Get an unlimited day pass MetroCard, he says. "It'll take you from the Bronx Zoo down to Coney Island and everywhere else in between for just $8.25. Just make sure you're done by 3 a.m. of the day after you bought it -- otherwise you'll spend a lot more than $10 on a yellow cab."

If you're in Italy, Diana Corridori could show you where to get a fantastic breakfast of cappuccinos, chocolate croissants and cookies for a ten-spot. And Jon Regas of Switzerland could help you dig up more than 40 singles on vinyl for that price. In Bhutan, Deki Dorji could feed you with fresh vegetables for a week.

Yes, the economy's down, but $10 can still buy you quite a bit -- if you know where to look.

This was our challenge to CNN iReporters last weekend: Go to the ATM, get $10, and see how far it can take you. That's it. It was the ultimate in thrift and simplicity, and iReporters from around the world found endlessly creative ways to get the most out of their tenner.

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Dacalanio lives across the world, between Makati and Pasay cities in the Philippines. For $10 -- or about 450 Philippine pesos -- he filled his fridge with chicken, ham, fruits, veggies and spices.(continued)

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Food; Local News; Travel
KEYWORDS: economy; food; gardening; philippines; shopping; tourism; travel
The Philippines is looking better and better as a retirement location.
1 posted on 04/18/2010 7:29:49 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Good, after Obama gets done with us, $10 is all we'll have left.
2 posted on 04/18/2010 7:33:03 PM PDT by MAexile (Bats left, votes right)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

In Atlanta, $10 will buy you one crack rock.


3 posted on 04/18/2010 7:33:19 PM PDT by Hoodat (For the weapons of our warfare are mighty in God for pulling down strongholds.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
"It'll take you from the Bronx Zoo down to Coney Island and everywhere else in between for just $8.25 . . .

So can you get into the Bronx Zoo or buy lunch at Coney Island for the remaining $1.75?

4 posted on 04/18/2010 7:45:02 PM PDT by Vigilanteman (Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
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To: Hoodat

really? that’s a bargain!

You know how to have fun in a bad neighborhood? Throw down ten pounds of rock salt on the sidewalk and then drop 2 crack rocks. Then sit back and watch the hilarity.


5 posted on 04/18/2010 7:45:16 PM PDT by mamelukesabre (Si Vis Pacem Para Bellum (If you want peace prepare for war))
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To: mamelukesabre

lmao


6 posted on 04/18/2010 7:46:59 PM PDT by Hoodat (For the weapons of our warfare are mighty in God for pulling down strongholds.)
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To: Hoodat

Know how to have even more fun than that? make them listen to loud country music while tasting all those pieces of rock salt.


7 posted on 04/18/2010 7:52:57 PM PDT by mamelukesabre (Si Vis Pacem Para Bellum (If you want peace prepare for war))
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To: MAexile

The way Obumbler is printing money, we’ll all have billions of dollars. Trouble is that a gallon of gas will cost a wheel barrow full of billion dollar bills.


8 posted on 04/18/2010 7:55:11 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (The US will not die with a whimper. It will die with thundering applause from the left.)
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