“I'm not taking that much money with me, so probably only about $200 total. Luckily I live here, so I can run back home if I need anything.”

— Natalie Bennett, ice cream scooper, Lawrence

“Probably $1,000 so far. It's going to be more by the end of the weekend. We're from Tennessee, so I was about $200 in gas to get here and we're spending a lot on hotel rooms. The food and beer at the festival is ridiculous.”

— Cannon Stubblefield, technical coordinator, Memphis, Tenn.

“I've been lucky. I will have only spent about $150. I got free plane tickets and free tickets to the festival. All of my expenses are compensated except for food and beer.”

— Ivonne McLean, project manager, San Francisco

“Probably close to $200 per person in our group, because the ticket itself is so expensive. We're camping so we didn't have to pay for rooms; just tickets, food, water and gas.”

— Candice Chambers, paraprofessional, Topeka