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[MM Punk]

If you're irresponsible with money like I am, then you could get through £200.
I don't get paid until the Friday, which means I'll probably end up spending shitloads.

[MM Punk]

If you're irresponsible with money like I am, then you could get through £200.
I don't get paid until the Friday, which means I'll probably end up spending shitloads.

[k1n60fthew0rld]

MM Punk, on Aug 12 2009, 08:03 AM, said:

If you're irresponsible with money like I am, then you could get through £200.
I don't get paid until the Friday, which means I'll probably end up spending shitloads.

MM Punk, on Aug 12 2009, 08:03 AM, said:

If you're irresponsible with money like I am, then you could get through £200.
I don't get paid until the Friday, which means I'll probably end up spending shitloads.

MM Punk, on Aug 12 2009, 08:03 AM, said:

If you're irresponsible with money like I am, then you could get through £200.
I don't get paid until the Friday, which means I'll probably end up spending shitloads.

So true you said it 3 times

Yeh this is also a question I was planning on asking, I'm cooking for myself/group on the first night, and probably second, so do you think 150 will be enough fellas?

[FiestaDave]

k1n60fthew0rld, on Aug 12 2009, 12:04 PM, said:

So true you said it 3 times

Yeh this is also a question I was planning on asking, I'm cooking for myself/group on the first night, and probably second, so do you think 150 will be enough fellas?

Depends on how much you drink and spend on merch..

[MM Punk]

k1n60fthew0rld, on Aug 12 2009, 12:04 PM, said:

So true you said it 3 times

Yeh this is also a question I was planning on asking, I'm cooking for myself/group on the first night, and probably second, so do you think 150 will be enough fellas?

It depends on how much booze you drink really.
I eat f**k all, but I drink alot, so most of my money goes on booze, and at the prices at festivals that's money that can go really quickly.

[markeee]

MM Punk, on Aug 12 2009, 04:39 PM, said:

It depends on how much booze you drink really.
I eat f**k all, but I drink alot, so most of my money goes on booze, and at the prices at festivals that's money that can go really quickly.

yea drinking in the arena hurts your wallet

just make sure you bring enough alcohol for at the campsite!

What you using to cook on? One of those solid fuel stoves, just wondered which one - read a fair bit about them, just not sure how well they would actually cook things

[batman_23]

im taking £100 plus a few bags of crisps and the like and 45 beers i reckon that should be enough, works out at £25 a day which isnt to bad, the only thing im worried about is my belly being bigger than my wallet

[Explosions_In_The_Sky]

Unless they brought in free machines last year when I didn't go, then the charges are a rip off on the on site machines. Please please just walk to the cash points in town. Left out of the festival site, than over the bridge into town. It only takes around 20 minutes one morning to nip up there, and your not robbed by those ridiculous fees on the cash machines.

As for how much money? It's the how long is a piece of string scenario. I've done the festival on £40/50 before (take cheap food, keep your drinking to limited intervals) etc. This year however, I'm kinda flush. I've been on nearly £300 a week or so for a while, so money isn't an issue. I guess I'll just buy what I need.

[thomasowen]

First year I took £100 but over the years I've found I need less and less because I'm taking more and spending on less, so this year I will probably take about £50 and a card just in case.

[RedFerret]

I'll be taking about £200-ish myself to Reading.

£40 a day over the 5 days i'm there should be enough for me. If not i'll take a walk to the town center to the barclays cashpoint over the bridge for more if need be!...

[_rachelbon]

it's easy to do it on the cheap. the least i've spent at a festival is £17 and the most i've spent is about £150.  

i'd like to take about £200 to leeds but i'll probably only take about £150.

[markeee]

Explosions_In_The_Sky, on Aug 13 2009, 12:52 PM, said:

Unless they brought in free machines last year when I didn't go, then the charges are a rip off on the on site machines. Please please just walk to the cash points in town. Left out of the festival site, than over the bridge into town. It only takes around 20 minutes one morning to nip up there, and your not robbed by those ridiculous fees on the cash machines.

As for how much money? It's the how long is a piece of string scenario. I've done the festival on £40/50 before (take cheap food, keep your drinking to limited intervals) etc. This year however, I'm kinda flush. I've been on nearly £300 a week or so for a while, so money isn't an issue. I guess I'll just buy what I need.

not only do they charge you, but mobile cashpoints are a prime source for card fraud.

the ones in banks/on the side of bank buildings have anti tamper devices fitted, and cctv all over the shop, the mobile cashpoints have no such things

So if you can, use cashpoints in town safer and free