<prompt> Human: Hi, money-smart people of Reddit!Im going to start off by explaining my situation. Im almost 20 years old, I dropped out of college network administration after not fully understanding the concept of subnetting, and I now live in a 1 bedroom apartment by myself while working at The UPS Store full time. Ive had dreams of living in California ever since I visited when I was 10. Now, I dont make a lot of money and the change from South Dakota to California seems impossible. I only have about 2000 saved up and Im going to continue saving up for a while until I can maybe move to Cali. I currently make 12hr and work small amounts of overtime, so my average biweekly paycheck is about 850-900. How long would I have to save up until I could afford to live semi-comfortably in SoCal areas like San Diego, Oceanside, Anaheim, or Los Angeles any place in SoCal would be amazing? Im willing to drop everything here in South Dakota to start a new life in California. Thank you in advance for helping me possibly achieve my dream! If you need anymore information, either comments or PMs would be appreciated.  <response>: Its not a question of how much do you have saved up, its a question of how much will you make at your new job in California. In other words, dont even think about it until you have a job lined up. One avenue to take to get there is to do really well at your current job, and then maybe drop hints to your manager about wanting to eventually transfer. 