<prompt> Human: Hey guys, so 6 months ago I moved into an apartment by myself which was great, slowly started making bad decisions though since I had nobody around telling me what to do, started being really bad with my money. But now Im back on my feet and thinking I should buy either a house, condo, or townhome since I have a 5 month old black lab. With all of her energy I think it would be nice for her to have a back yard, right now I take her to doggy day care where she can play with other dogs while Im at work and thats 20 a day so saving 100 a week sounds great to me if I can. Im able to save anywhere from 1000-2000 a month, so by the end of my lease Im hoping to have 10,000 maybe a little more saved up. Now my question is, should I stick it out and stay at an apartment for another year and try to double that, as I would like a decently nice place. Or should I go out at the end of my lease? Any tips on spending or saving even more money would be lovely. Thank you! :EDIT: Thank god for all of you, even the assholes, but to the few who were being especially nice and trying to help, youre all amazing. Looks like Ill be finding a place to rent and save up a lot more money for the future :Assistant: 20 years old slowly started making bad decisions thinking I should buy either a house, condo, or townhome since I have a 5 month old black labSeems like you havent really stopped making bad decisions and buying a house definitely isnt going to help.Human: How so?  <response>: Exactly what ududelikeshismusic said. You dont seem to understand what bad decisions look like until after the fact, and buying a house only seems like a good idea now because it fixes a current problem, while likely creating many more problems after the fact. One step forward, two steps back. 