money money money

$300 = Ticket
$100 = Gas Money
$100 = $25/day food
$300 = recreational chemistry
$15 = lot shirt

sometimes the food fund runs into the party favors supply

god i hope gas prices go down... i'm not trying to spend almost $200 just to get there or back... but alas, probably will

i plan on bringin 200. is that enough?

Depends, Tara.

200 should be fine if you're bringing the vast majority of the food you're going to eat.

hmmm maybe ill bring more..thanks

more like...."i hope gas prices don't go up that much more before june."

i spend about 5,000 euros a day cause im a ballaholic.

But seriously....stick to pizza and grilled cheezies, and every once in a while get ya a $10 burrito. dem $hits is great!

The food and drinks you can get on "Fakedown" were definitely better priced... $1 breakfast burritos, grilled cheese, and plenty of affordable adult beverages. But once you're in Centeroo, you're probably not going to want to leave just to get a grilled cheese... it'd take too long and you'd probably miss something. So then you are stuck getting $4 slices of pizza.

As far as souvenirs go, I prefer to get the offish ones anyway, and they run about $25-30 dollars. I wear my shirt from last year all the time though (the girlie fit grey one) so I think it was worth it.

i'm bringing however much i save up from now until Roo
I don't want to have to be worrying about what I spend and how much I have left, so I'm going to bring as much as I can. I guess the maximum would be $500.
As of now I've got $250, so i'll be set as long as I don't cut into my funds for anything

Really I didn't spend that much on food last year. I brought snacks, like beef jerky, chips, frozen fruits cups, pb &j, and when I was hungry in Centeroo or on the way there, I bought something. Most of the time it was too hot to eat a big meal. Pizza was the main thing I bought and it did the trick when I was hungry.

Has anyone ever kept track how much they spent on gas?

I don't know about tent only, but I do know that the past years I've been at roo our campsite has been hit each year. If you have valuables, lock them in a car - especially money. I leave my extra cash in the car and carry what I think I might need - nothing of any value in my tent.

Now, if the first statement makes you all worried about keeping your stuff safe relax. I love roo because I really do think it is a safe place where people get along. Don't leave things open and easy to get at and your stuff will be fine. NEXT, as for money, I don't see any comments about how great your neighbors will be.

If you are outgoing and fun you will find that lots of people around you will have extra food. If you have things to share it comes back in spades. What you share is up to you. I threw and extra small table and some chairs in my truck one year and kept getting cold beer, cooked burgers and even eggs and bacon one morning given to me. Even bringing extra trash bags or offering to take people recyclables to a collection point goes a long way.

Don't spend limited money on food you have to cook. Bring packages of tuna, canned fruit, water, peanut butter, etc. to live simply. Spend $15 a day for a good 1.5 meals. Then how many $5 beers you buy is up to you. The head does limit what you want to eat during the heat of the day. Then, when it is night and you have cravings.... don't eat in Centeroo (or buy an ice cream bar for $2) eat food outside Centeroo.

Also, on Sunday night feast from the vendors near the WHAT stage. The people I go with play a game "how much food for a $1". Basically, those vendors are closing down and need to leave. So, we see how much food they will "unload" for a dollar. Fun game and you would be amazed at the deals. Again, that is Sunday night.....

I have left the house with $200 in cash the past two years. No problem using just that cash for food and junk to take home. If you are smart you can purchase other necessities for the weekend and share with those you are with - your contribution probably won't cost you more than $100. You can double that if you like but there are only so many hours in roo....

Lastly, if you are coming with a group (more than two cars) you can save a ton of money if you all plan on what the group will contribute. We had 38 cars in our group last year (about 70 people) and the sharing was out of this world and kept costs for everyone low.

You can do roo on a budget and be happy. Like someone said, bring what you have and that will be plenty!

Cheers,

my wife and I took $500 between us last year (on top of our VIP expenses) for drinks and food outside the VIP area, t-shirts, and anything else that suits our fancy.

we kept $50 on each of us and left the rest locked in a safe place inside the car.

we spent about half of it, if i remember correctly, but it was nice to know that we had enough to cover anything that we would want or need throughout the weekend.

I'm tryin' ta bring about $500+ this year for regular expenses plus various goodies. Last year I had about the same to split between 'Roo and a week at the Outer Banks following the fest afterwards and I think (not sure) I spent about half at 'Roo and had a great time, but I'd also brought in my of my own food supplies.

My target is $666 altogether.

$175ish - gas (4 tanks)
$40-50 - stocking up at Walmart beforehand
$30-35 - t-shirt
$40 - carton of cigs
$150 - various goodies
$20 - ice (my share, at least)
the rest - beers & onsite food; Waffle House