<prompt> Human: As the title says, Im 23 years old and have gotten my first real job. Ever since I left university Ive been working very menial labour jobs in northern England, living at my parents for very little rent, and without any bills apart from my mobile phone contract. So having spending money was never really an issue, but I have very little savings as what I earned was very low.I recently met some people who were staying in my local pub on business and became quite friendly with them, turns out they visit quite regularly and I got to know them.In January of this year I get a phone call out of the blue and it turns out that my friends had recommended me for a job at an engineering company they know of, as a development engineer, so I went for the interview. Then got called back for a second interview. Turns out I got the job, couldnt believe it, very excited. The pay is more than double what I got in northern England, and the company just had its best year ever and is expanding rapidly so is investing heavily in new employees for its future, now heres the personal finance help I need: The job is very close to London, and when Ive been looking for places to live, I can only find house shares, which isnt a problem, I dont mind sharing for a while, but the problem is that even the lower end properties will cost me 50-60 of my monthly salary. Thats a ridiculous amount! Another thing is I need a car to be able to get around, as the job involves a bit of travel between offices. They will pay travel expenses which Im happy with, but I have 1500 savings total at the moment to be able to get a car, which doesnt get much in England, and I will need insurance and road tax for it. I have been to my bank, to see what my options are for a loan and the best they can offer is, 10k over 5 years. With monthly repayments of 200, add that 200 pounds to my rent and bills Im going to be left with barely anything to live on, let alone try and save. I know Im not the only one in this situation, and I know that I have kind of been chucked in at the deep end, and probably being a little melodramatic, but I really want to make this work.Any help is greatly appreciated, and sorry for any errors, Im writing this on my phone while on the train down to my new job. Edit: I really appreciate all the advice, it seems that it may be a struggle to start, but will eventually pay off. Here are a few comments on all the advice.1. Unfortunately public transport isnt an option, there are 8 officesfactories around the UK and I will visit them all. That being said all business travel is paid for, mileage, petrol etc. But not the cost of a vehicle. So its the buying of the vehicle which I will struggle with.2. I am staying on someones sofa at the moment and will find a house share. That being said the last few hours I have been looking around for property and it doesnt look as though I can live by the 30-35 rule and will likely be around half my monthly salary.3. People have suggested a motorbike, I do not possess a bike license, I do have a full ukEuropean drivers license. Ive looked on car buying sites and can get a solid 10 year old vehicle for around a thousand pounds and about 300-500 on insurancetax. 4. The job really is my dream job the company is amazing to work for, very caring for employees, and always promotes and train employees from within before getting external people, the first thing Im doing is going on a 2 week paid CAD engineering course in worscester, hotel and food included, so as some people said that I cant afford the job, I really have to make it work, those who grew up in north England industrial villages should know what I mean, there is not a lot of opportunity.Thanks again for the advice Im taking it all on board and will report back  <response>: Cross post this in ukpersonalfinance, some of this info is whack.60 for living and travel costs for your first real job and in London is fine and totally yo be expected. Definitely try to look at different places to live suggested on another post and dont get fixated o owning a car if you can get away with out it. Work hard, learn the job and keep your eyes open for a new one, be it with better terms to make your life easier no travel, company vehicle etc or small pay increase. Youre in a great position for your age, just stick at it and save as much as you can even if its only 30-50 a month 