<prompt> Human: My finances are putting a huge damper on adulthood. I recently graduated and found a job in my field, biotech. My current income is 40K, but after overtime will likely be around 50K per year. I live in the Greater Los Angeles Area, and it seems that between rent, student loans, and groceries. I hardly have any money to save.I definitely drank the tea they sold me. Go to college and youll make a good living! My greater financial goals include being debt-free other than a mortgage and buying a condo.Ive tried working on a side hustle, but my laptop crashed, and I cant afford to get it fixed -_- Most girls in this area resort to other means but Im not trying to sell my soul to Lucifer.My budget:Rent utilities: 800Car payment insurance: 300Credit Card Payment: 200Student Loan Payment: 650GroceriesGasFun: 500Anything extra gets funneled into savings but is usually spent on healthcare copays... TLDR: I need help figuring out a strategy to overcome a fininacial rut in where my expenses are relatively fixed and nearly equal to my income.  <response>: Continue to trim expenses and live frugal. You need to first establish a rainy day savings, but I would suggest you prepay credit card as soon as possible. It is important to get rid of high interest debt 5 immediately or else you are basically swimming upstream. 