music festival budgeting 2025-09-12T15:49:35Z
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The electric pulse of bass vibrated through my worn sneakers as neon lights sliced through the thick festival air. Sweat trickled down my neck while Liam thrust four overflowing craft beers into our circle - £48 vanished from his wallet in that single gesture. That familiar knot tightened in my stomach. Last year's camping disaster flashed before me: spreadsheets at midnight, Venmo requests haunting group chats for weeks, Jamie's passive-aggressive meme about "forgetful friends". This time, I sw