Saving some coin...

A few things in New Zealand have been a little more expensive than we anticipated and to stay on budget we have had to compromise.  Some of our more genius ideas:

Peanut butter sandwiches make great breakfasts, lunches and dinners

If you can't afford the steep entry cost of a museum, a tour of the gift shop will give you a pretty good idea of what's inside

Where there is an expensive Gondola ride there is usually some sort of goat trail that leads to the same lookout

Scars make inexpensive souvenirs

If you can share a bottle of wine why not a bottle of beer

Libraries often have free internet, magazines and toilets (the fancy flush kind)

If craving an adrenalin rush but can't afford to skydive, accidentally leaving your camera (complete with full memory card) in an internet cafe over night and seeing if it's still there in the morning will get you similar results

A haircut can cost $30 but a pair of scissors only cost $3