What's your 2010 budget for Coachella?

[noolan]

How much for the event itself? This is not including travel and hotel costs.

[MassiveChemicalPunk]

$350.00 for beer, food and merch.

[lizng]

$200, but I've done it on less

[oasis4life2002]

$400.00

[heart cooks brain]

248 space bucks, for lunch, gas and tolls

[Cammo]

It's kinda up in the air.

Gonna have atleast $400 for 2 people but I will spend less if they allow grills in the camp site.

[fiopadp7791]

Food is the biggie... How many $5 slices of spicy pie, $8 philly cheese steaks, and $8 Heinekins are you gonna have over the course of the weekend? That stuff will nickel and dime you to death quick.

I'll probably bring $400 just to be safe... and hope I maybe spend half of it...

[CellarOwl]

How about we turn this into the "Who's the best person to rob in 2010" thread?

[nerdmachine]

$200, but i avoid alcohol until i get back to the campgrounds at night.

[brfilora]

It's kinda up in the air.

Gonna have atleast $400 for 2 people but I will spend less if they allow grills in the camp site.

Turn's out we CAN,if you're car camping:

May I use a stove to cook?
The use of a outdoor cooking appliance is only permitted in the Car Camping and RV Camping areas. Cooking in the Tent Camping area is not permitted. The following are the requirements for the use of a outdoor cooking appliance:

1. All cooking appliances shall bear a certification or listing from a nationally recognized testing or certification organization. 2. Cooking appliances that only utilize propane as the fuel source shall be permitted. No wood, charcoal, flammable/combustible liquid cooking appliances permitted.
3. One cooking appliance per camp site shall be permitted.
4. Maximum amount of propane per campsite shall not exceed 20 pounds or 48 pounds of water capacity.
5. A minimum of 3 feet of clearance shall be maintained at all times while the cooking appliance is in use. No combustible material shall be within 3 feet of the cooking appliance.
6. Cooking appliances shall only be used during the hours of 7:00 am to 2:00 am PST.
7. Cooking appliances, when in use, shall not be left unattended

[jimmycrackcorn]

$100 each day for whatever

[beavington]

if all goes according to plan then about $750 for the both of us. Of course $320 is going to go to weed. so about $430 for food and a t-shirt that i will regret buying later because i see something better. I hope to not have to worry about food inside too much since we can bring a grill. so maybe coachella wont break me this time.

[thisdj]

since we're allowed to have grills that will save me at least $30 a day on food alone. and since we're allowed to have 1 case of beer per person, that will last me the whole weekend.

i'm budgeting $25 a day.

[C DUB YA]

at least $400, more like $600 when it's all said and done.

Not including the $800 for hotel and $100 for rental car

[faxman75]

$100 a day is more than enough. Most of my money is spent on water and maybe 2 meals a day. I don't buy merch and I always come back with extra money.

[Davids81]

at least $400, more like $600 when it's all said and done.

Not including the $800 for hotel and $100 for rental car

Duuuuuuuuuuude.... where the eff are you staying? Palm Springs is where it's at, 20 min. drive, 85/night! I guess the drive is a little much if you're planning on being impaired.

[Leeartlee]

A shoe string

[mountmccabe]

Inside the festival
$12/day for water (double that if they'ren't doing the free refills Coachella Water Bottle)
$23/day for food (one full meal, acai bowl, snack)
$0/day for beer

Camping
$8/day for fresh fruit for breakfast
$7/day for ice refills (cost could be shared amongst friends)

Total
($35 + $15)/day x 3 days + $15 (camping Monday morning) = $165


This assumes I bring a good deal of food, snacks and beverages to my camping spot for breakfast and lunch and after show eating/drinking.

I'll probably bring more than that just in case and because I am likely to want a shirt or two.

[captncrzy]

$175 for condo
$300 for ticket
$10 for water refills per day + $10 for the bottle =$40
$15 for food per day=$45
$5 for diet coke/gatorade to mix my snuck-in booze with per day= $15
$0 for beer (just way too fucking expensive to drink their alcohol)
$0 for merch (I don't need it)

[beavington]

$175 for condo
$300 for ticket
$10 for water refills per day + $10 for the bottle =$40
$15 for food per day=$45
$5 for diet coke/gatorade to mix my snuck-in booze with per day= $15
$0 for beer (just way too fucking expensive to drink their alcohol)
$0 for merch (I don't need it)

water refills are free aren't they?

[faxman75]

Yeah, i'm confused about $10 for a refill on water myself. I thought you purchased the bottle and re-fills were either free or $1.

[zimmy1222]

If i remember... you purchase the coachella bottle, re-fills were free... if you bring your own re-fillable one, they cost a dollar... cheap as hell.

and even if you're not camping, you can pack your dinner and leave it in your car. Sure it's a walk, but it saves you 10 bucks a day.

[captncrzy]

Don't you cheap asses tip? I give them $1 when they refill my bottle.

[beavington]

well its not like they do anything more than take my bottle and put water in it.

[zimmy1222]

i think i tipped them a couple times.. i don't tip when bartenders pour me water though, so i don't think it should be any different for this....

[captncrzy]

They're standing in the heat all day dealing with assholes, they probably aren't getting paid much, and they're giving me something for free. Plus, any tips they receive have to be split up amongst everyone. Geez, didn't any of you ever work in the service industry?

Bottom line is I can afford to give them $1 when they do something for me that I'm not paying for. If you can't, than I guess you shouldn't include it in your budget.

[zimmy1222]

shaded heat mind you... and didn't they have misters or somethin in there? and they probably don't work the entire day and probably DO get to spend whatever part of the day they have left inside the festival checking out music...(emphasis on probably) i wouldn't be too bummed out if i didn't get tips.

but you make a good point...

[weeklymix]

Most my money went to gas since I drove alone (nobody to split the road trip from San Antonio, TX -> Indio, CA). This year I'm driving with someone so hopefully I'll have a bit more to spend...

[captncrzy]

No, they didn't have misters. That would have been nice considering the line.

I forgot about gas too; that was pricey. I think probably close to $80 for gas. But that's between the two of us.

[littlewolf]

I'm thinking I'll bring about $450 for the whole weekend. Hope it's enough.

Plus $50 for gas money each way.