<prompt> Human: Hello, I am a 25 year old professional student beginning an internship in the summer. I will be renting for the first time and have a few questions about how to move forward. First, my situation: I will doing this internship for 2 years and my average income will be approximately 60k, with tax credits from my tuition I will pay no tax during this time. I had saved significantly during highschool and undergrad by working and was living at home so have no student debt remaining and have about 10k in saving left.When I am finished my income will increase quite significantly 3-4 fold although I will have expenses and taxes. When looking at apartments I am wanting to live by myself in a place close to my work, these look to be between 1500-2200 a month which will end up costing me 35-40 of my income and I know I will have other significant moving expenses as well setting everything up. Would you be able to justify paying a bit more than I realistically should be for convenience now, knowing I can make up savings later? Or should I try to find something maybe less convenient now and start saving?Thanks for your advise. BX  <response>: Unless youre not open to a roommate situation, I would take inconvenience over financial worries in the interim. The good thing about renting is you can upgrade. Take the minor inconvenience now, save up, and upgrade when you have the funds to spend a lower percentage of income. 