<prompt> Human: We signed a lease for a 2 bed place in the suburbs outside of the city where monthly rent is 1200. I recently got promoted from an intern to a full time employee at my current job making 12.50 hourly. The pay definitely isnt great for the job but my hope is that Ill get bumped up a few dollars in upcoming months. Im also going to be living onsite for the next few months over the summer living rent free, so Ill have a couple months worth of paychecks saves up before we move out in September. Bill breakdown: After taxes, Im making about 1,300 monthly Rent: 600 gaselectric: 60-200max Student loans: 300Internet: 40Cat rent: 25Leftover 100 will be used for gasgroceries renters insurance has already been paid for the year so I didnt include I dont expect utilities to run that high where we are staying, just in my current apartment our place doesnt have insulation so our AC constantly runs in extreme weather, so just as a worst case I over estimated. Obviously this is not ideal, as I am left with no money to put into savings at the end of the month but it should be doable? My boyfriend makes more than I do and has offered to buy groceries and such as needed since hes aware of my financial situation. The apartment I am staying in now is in the city, cheap and close to everything but the area is very unsafe. As the city is so dangerous, the surrounding suburbs are much more expensive in comparison since they are in such high demand. Im ready to get out of here lolWhat are some ways I can cut back in cost and save money? Looking for tips like running laundryshowering at certain times of the day, etc etc  <response>: This a bad idea. For one, even though its been paid for you still have to include renters insurance, Amazon Prime, car registration and other other annual fees into your budget. So your 100 extra isnt really extra.Do you really need a 2 bedroom? I would look for a one bedroom. If your boyfriend makes a lot more, maybe splitting the expenses based on percentage of how much you each make. 