<prompt> Human: I want to put as much money away in life, buy property, pass go and collect 200 just like everyone else here...But, I just got a pretty sweet new job. Ill be making roughly 80k first job out of grad school and Im looking to rent a nice place.Ive done the cookie cutter cheapskate apartment for college and grad school, and now I want a higher end place, but the inner penny pincher inside is telling me not to. Im looking at a place about .8 miles from work, which allows me to walk, and not pay for parking at work... the only problem is, anything within 1-1.5 miles is going to be around 1100 minimum. The cheapest deal Im finding is around 1000 plus parking, and that is for a super efficient place. I found a relatively large place, 840 sq ft and it is roughly 1300 after all the fees and parking. I can afford it, but the question is, should I?I can always commute 20-30 mintues and pay 950 per month including parking at my job, and this allows me to save 4200 extra per year, but is it really worth 250 hours in a car per year? I will travel a lot for work, so Im not sure how often Ill be there. It doesnt make sense to spend a lot on a place Im not at, right? but then again, when I am home, considering how much and how hard I will be working, dont i deserve to be comfortable?What would you guys do? spend the extra money? or rough it for another year or two and save the cash.Im 27 fyi. My current budged would allow me to put around 20k away, with the cheaper place, it could be closer to 25.  <response>: I personally hate commuting and would definitely pay more for a place closer to work.I am also a ruthless penny pincher but you also cant hate your day to day existence. 