<prompt> Human: I was recently asked this question by my boss and I am likely receiving a promotion soon. Since I know the company wants to keep me around I asked for some time to consider it. Since this isnt something usually discussed here I thought Id ask the crowd. How would you respond to this question if asked? What would you consider when coming up with your own number? Obviously, it would be easy to throw out a huge amount, but if you had to justify it what number would you really land on?  <response>: I assume he is expecting a realistic, rational answer. Thats a tough question. A lot of it would depend on your specific scenario- location, expenses current and future, current savings. 