Curious how we all afford this pilgrimage

So as my wife and I were enjoying the festival, it couldn't help but realize what an undertaking the expense of the whole thing is. I mean $400 min/ticket, hotel, flight etc. it hits the $1k-$2k mark easily. So i guess without providing too many details, what do we all do to afford these things? I'll start:

I'm unemployed, but my wife is a lawyer so I have that going for me.

Edit: I'm also a bad speller, please forgive me