<prompt> Human: Hi everyone,I just turned 30 and am living in NYC. I work in consulting so I am more or less free to move to any majorish city and keep my job. I am more or less treading water and breaking even every month in NYC at 120k a year total comp. I am considering a move to a city with better cost of living mid-size city such as Austin, Denver, etc. The thing is if I stay here, I will jump to 155-160k in the next two years, whereas if I were to move right now, I would most likely jump to only 130k or so in the same time frame they adjust comp based on cost of living in your city. For that reason, I am thinking about sticking it out here for two more years. Id basically be trading the extra 30kyear going forward in exchange for not really being able to save much over the next two years. I just turned 30 if that has any bearing on what Im saying. Just wanted to bounce this off of you all. Thanks!Edit to update avg monthly expenses:4500 post taxes deductions1500 rent100 utilities130 transportation900 student loans500 food100 gym So I guess this leaves 1270 that Im blowing through every month between entertainment, home improvement, miscellaneous expenses, vacation funds, and whatever I can save. Just seems like 15k a year for those things when I start at 120 kind of sucks.  <response>: 120k a year total comp should leave you a ton of savings, even in NYC. You have a spending problem, not a cost of living problem.Source: someone in an eerily similar situation 