<prompt> Human: Im living at home with my parents, and theyre generous enough to have me pay nothing in rent, bills, and my dads even paying for my college tuition in full, which I appreciate incredibly. At first I felt trapped living at home, but the more I realize about how much my parents are doing for me, the more I want to make the most out of my situation.The lack of expenses besides gas lets me save 150 every week out of the 235 I make working part time. Thats roughly 63 going straight to my savings account. With this paycheck strategy, I got to 2,000 savings pretty quick:235 paycheck every week 25 a week on food 60 a week on gas I live 1.5 hours from school 150 a week savingsProblem is, Im starting to feel unhappy living on just 25 for food. The only place to eat near work is a McDonalds, so Ive been sticking to the dollar menu for a few months now. All the fast food is getting tiring, but I started listening to the Dave Ramsey Show, and he says that I need to get emotion out of the issue because money is a math problem.Main Question: Am I saving too much or should I keep maximizing my zero-bills lifestyle while it lasts?---Extra info: I used to work around 33-39 hours to make as much money as possible, but I started falling behind at school and my health became terrible. I hear that you should let your priorities dictate your budget, and not let the budget dictate your life, but im wondering if allocating more money to food is just being wasteful. Should I try finding more frugal ways to eat?---Update: Thanks for all the replies! Its just been 20 minutes, and you guys knocked a lot of sense into me. All your comments are greatly greatly appreciated. Im definitely going to stop depriving myself unnecessarily. A bigger budget makes sense and the slower savings rate is a tiny sacrifice for the quality of life improvement.Update 2: I really appreciate the advice! This thread is going to change my life for the better and I cant thank you guys enough.  <response>: You can afford to increase your food budget. Saving is great, but not if you are starving and unhappy to get there. And try cooking. It can be done cheaply and offers more variety than fast food every day. 