This is how you live on a budget of austerity...

DUTCH GOLD

PRICE: Cheap – usually around a euro a can. ADVANTAGES: A tasty beverage in the heat (and Lactose free). DISADVANTAGES: Gives you a banging headache if you drink too much. SUNSHINE STATUS SYMBOL: Has a certain cachet among students.

ICE CREAM WAFER

PRICE: Cheap – A block of ice cream will set you back around €1.45. A packet of wafers will cost 89c for a pack of 50.

ADVANTAGES: Fingerlicking good. DISADVANTAGES: Gives you a banging headache if you eat it too quickly. SUNSHINE STATUS SYMBOL: Has a significant cachet among young children, and culchies yearning for a taste of nostalgia.