<prompt> Human: Hello rpersonalfinance. Long time lurker, first time poster. I am a 21 yo male with no kids or wife have a gf I enjoy making happy, which generally involves some money spent and I just got my first well paying job. I am still in school, my last year, taking 13 credit hours this semester and about 8 next before I graduate. This job pays 22.60 an hour. And Ill be working about 36 hours a week. By my calculations, Ill be pulling just over 600 a week. I also have a second part time job where I make 10 an hour, but only work between 6-9 hours a week, so anywhere from 45 to 70 a week. I live in a relatively low COL area so my rent is 530 a month. I am aware that Im winning the 30 game, luckily. But I have never been great with money. I need to know how much I should be saving. I spend a ton of money on food as I am a typical 21 year old gym nut guy trying to put on size, so I spend well over 400 a month on food, last I calculated. This could absolutely be reduced by eating out less, buy with two jobs and school as well as working out 5-6 days a week, I truly do not have much time to cook and meal prep for myself, so I end up eating a lot of chipotle and other similarly priced options. My new job has a 401k offer, but I will not have it available until 2018, but I want to get a head start on saving. Thank you all, please advise.  <response>: Squat some monocles and read the FAQ. 