<prompt> Human: I live in Lynn just north of Boston and I just got a new job as a AAA roadside technician. My work, social life, and girlfriend are all West of Boston so my commute anywhere is usually an hour one way. Couple that with the fact Im not really a people person, I want to just come home and cook and listen to music by myself or have a quiet night with my girlfriend, so ideally I really want to move out and live alone. Im looking at studio apartments in Waltham and theyre averaging about 1,400 a month with utilities. My new job pays 15.25hour at 40 hours a week, I also get battery sales commissions, overtime, and bonuses for good reviews. However I dont know how much these are, how often I get them overtime seems to be almost guaranteed, or if I should include them in my budget. I dont have any debt and the only thing I pay is 100 a month for car insurance. I also will have Friday and Saturdays off so I could get a second job. I know everyone here will say get a roommate but if I could get any answers or suggestions to make this work where I can live by myself I would really appreciate that.  <response>: Your base salary is 30K a year gross. Your rent alone would eat up 50 of that at 17000. Leaving you 13000. Take away another 1200 for insurance. 11800 is left. Then you need to eat so you spend 150 a month. Now youre down to 10,000. Your estimated Federal and State taxes would be about 6500. Now youve got 3500 left in discretionary spending. Basically 290month to spend or save. Assuming you fill up twice a month thats probably 60 so youve got 230 a month to save or spend. Thats really not a wise choice in my mind. 