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Poll: Do you think you would be able to live on $2.85 a day?

Reporter The Eye

Winton woman Darylann Sim is joining hundreds of Kiwis living below the poverty line to raise funds for the needy this week.

People participating in the 'Live Below the Line' challenge must eat and drink on a daily budget of $2.85 a day – the New Zealand equivalent of the international poverty line – for five days from March 12 to 16.

Could you do it?

Full story here: www.stuff.co.nz...

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Do you think you would be able to live on $2.85 a day?
  • 27.8% Yes.
    27.8% Complete
  • 66.7% No.
    66.7% Complete
  • 5.6% Other? Let me know your thoughts in the comments.
    5.6% Complete
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