<prompt> Human: Graduated 2.5 years ago with a B.S. in a Biological science, but I couldnt find a job in that field for a while over a year. I put my very general, half-bullshit resume on Monster, and I found a job in a help desk at corporate law-firm. Ive now been here for almost 2 years and Im pretty good at my job, but Ive found that corporate IT does not generally give large raises. Im currently sitting at around 50k a year but my city is pretty expensive, so moving to another position with a significant pay bump is a must.Ive tried taking some online classes for programming Java but that doesnt seem to be my thing. My student loans are sitting at around 100k combined, as Ive made some stupid decisions and took out private loans along with govt loans. Any ideasadvice on what I should be doing here? Id like to be happy doing something I like vs. slaving over a shitty job that makes , but finding a happy medium would be the goal.Edit: For specifics about loansrentexpenses:Edit 2: Forgot to combine Entertainments with FoodEdit 3: Specifics for Entertainment-Current take home: 2800 after taxes a month-Rent: 500mo very cheap for my area-Utilities: 200mo-FoodOther BillsEntertainment incl. eating out: 1000moEntertainment Breakdown-Weed: 200mo-BeerWine: 150mo-Eating Out: 350-400 including eating out at lunch while at work-DrivingInsurance: 150mo dont drive often, this is ins. gasPrivate Loan 1: took out 15k, balance now at about 25kPrivate Loan 2: took out 15k, balance now at about 23kGovt loans: Took out about 45k, balance now at about 56k-No car payment, healthcare covered by work-No property, no kidsI just really want to make sure that Im not missing something. I understand the basic idea of cutting expenses, but hearing from others in a similar situation or those with unique insight into this situation would be helpful. Final Edit: Just wanted to say thanks to folks that commented and gave me their suggestions - Yes, I am an idiot for A taking these loans out in the first place, and B having my non-existent budget make things worse. But I will try to use most of this advice. Thanks guys.Assistant: -FoodOther BillsEntertainment incl. eating out: 1000moThis is about my entire monthly expenses, including rentutilitiesinsurancesgas.Pull your head out the the sand, 1kmonth on fun stuff is a lot more than you can afford right now.Human: Pull your head out the the sandThanks for that - I need some perspective.  <response>: My perspective may help a little. I make about what you do in the same field, but I support myself and my SO who is currently looking for work. Our collective monthly expenses for food, gas, eating out, beer, pet expenses, apartment expenses, generally anything that falls under food-entertainment-day to day apartment needs is about 900 and that covers the two of us. I feel as though I could definitely cut it down a little bit, but we dont go out to dinner that often once every 2 weeks?. 