Food, Water, Accounting and such

I've been drinking the water in Bulgaria since I arrived with no ill effects. The tap water tastes great and there are public fountains everywhere to fill your water bottle. There are even public fountains up in the mountains on the hiking trails... those are especially cold and delicious.
The food has been fantastic. Bulgarians love their salads and meats and their tomatoes rival the best Jersey tomatoes. The Shopska salad can be had anywhere... a delicious mix of fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, scallion, feta and grated farmers cheese. Enough for a small meal and all of about $2.50 US. Had some great pork shish-kebabs as well. Typical breakfast in the hostels has been bread, jam, cheese, yogurt, some unidentifiable meat, tomatoes, maybe some cereal or oatmeal and coffee and tea. Not what I'm used to but not half bad either.
As for money everything is really reasonable here. I've been spending less than $40 per day for everything... meals, lodging, transportation, sightseeing and incidentals. The local public busses are 50 cents and the intercity busses are less than $10. I expect that to change in Istanbul but for now I'm loving it.