[richerd]

I had some super interesting housing arrangements the whole time I was there.

One of the more interesting ones...

http://richerd.com/2011/09/03/sleeping-on-the-streets-of-kua...

[dualogy]

Yeah I heard of your sleeping rough back in the day from bearwithclaws :D

So yeah we're definitely in agreement. You can survive for $500 easily -- if you find a 'bed' that costs $0 ;P