The most dreaded email of them all

Money. Never an easy thing to discuss when it comes to Burning Man. But I think to avoid misunderstandings and potential hurt feelings as a camp we need to talk about it, because the nasty, stinking truth is that this whole wonderful week of gifting experience is in "real-life" not necessarily free. There are many ingredients that go into what we are creating as a camp: inspiration, organization, time, materials, shelters, fuel for body and auto, open hearts, creative minds and yes money. No one person should be asked or assumed to take on the responsibility for any of these ingredients all alone. I see two very general options in terms of how we can spend money as individuals for the benefit of Waking Grounds as a whole. We can either create some sort of group fund where we all pitch in an agreed upon amount and then decide what parts of the camp the money goes towards OR we can pay for what we can when we can and trust that everyone else is doing the same. However, even if we decide not to create a group fund, it should still be a group decision.
Please Respond: this is not only an important opportunity for group discussion, but something I find very interesting.