<prompt> Human: Im a first-time car buyer and first-time renter. Im 24, have been living at home for a couple of years to save money. Im generally pretty frugal, but am ready to make a change with my situation. This weekend, Im looking at signing a lease on an apartment. Im also in need of a car, and am currently test driving a new car. I like it a lot, but am struggling to figure out if my financial situation will be as strainedAt the current price which I hope to negotiate, Ill be paying out about 310month for the car and insurance. My apartment will be, at its worst, around 700month.So realistically, Ill be paying out 1100 of the 2400 I make monthly. That of course doesnt cover any living expensescar repairsetc. that may happen in the meantime.Ive never adulted so hard. Any advice? Is paying out close to 50 of my income for that normal?  <response>: Those two items with your income are fine, but to get a better picture, you need to add in food and booze and all that fun stuff, too. No one can really say yes or no without knowing your full budgeted expenses. Heres the categories I use as a 26M: Roth IRA Savings Rent Student Loans Gas Auto InsuranceSavings Alcohol Groceries Restaurants Clothing Phone Hairpersonal Utilities Internet Misc 