<prompt> Human: Hey rpersonalfinance, hoping you can help out with a dilemma Im facing. Im currently thinking about moving into a new apartment which would cost double the amount I pay now. I live in NYC, my current take home is about 3k a month, and living expenses plus budgeting for emergencies, gifts, etc ends up coming to around 2k, which leaves me with a good amount of money to just throw in my savings 33 of take-home. I also am maxing my 410k and have an emergency fund of a few months salary in addition to what Ive saved.My question is, do you think I am in a position where if my expenses went up to about 2.5k a month I would still be in a decent financial situation? Putting it all on paper makes it seem like I would be able to do it no problem, but it still seems a bit foolish to do so and I want to make sure Im not making a dumb mistake.If it makes a difference, I also imagine Ill get a new job within the next year and with it I would expect a decent salary increase as well.Any thoughts? Anything else I should consider that I may not be?  <response>: As for the new job, dont count chickens before they hatch. As for the housing, I mean... yes, you CAN do it. The question is should you. If you are young and living in say, Westchester, and want to move in with someone in the West Village, then I say go for it since you can still save and its great to experience that. But if you live in the West Village and you want a bigger place in the West Village, Id personally rather just save more. 