<prompt> Human: Hi folks,The title pretty much says it all. Im 23. My mom had cancer and I was living at home helping her out. My savings arent where theyd like because I was contributing to our finances, rent, etc. while she was out of work. Shes well now and engaged and I think it is about time I venture out into the world and would like to know how much rent I can afford. Any advice would be greatly appreciated: INCOME - after taxes: Full-Time Job: 2,400mo. Part-Time Job: 800mo. Total monthly income: 3,200 Note: My part time work is strictly temporaryfreelance and will only be for the next few months. I will be receiving a promotion at the end of the year yay! which will increase my monthly income for my full time job to around 3,400mo. BILLS: Car Payment - 275mo. 1.9. Car Insurance - 100mo. Health Insurance - 200mo. Could go up after the new year. Cell Phone - 65mo. Netflix - 8mo. Gym membership at work - 8mo. Gas - typically 75mo. SAVINGS: 4,200 I have been contributing as much as I can now that I am debt free. DEBT: NONE! This is a recent achievement and Im very glad. I am counting car payments in bills, though it is technically considered debt. But student loans and CC are paid odd. I do enjoy shopping and going out to eattraveling with friends. So I would, if possible, like to have money left over to do things now and them. I will be living with a roommate whose finances are eerily similar to mine. Can I make this work? Let me know if you need any other information. I very much appreciate input. Sorry if there are formatting issues. Using alien blue on my iPad. Please let me know if I need to adjust the spacing, etc.  <response>: 30 max is usually the rule of thumb, although it really varies from region to region in somewhere like NYC, its skewed by the fact that most people dont have cars, so theyre not paying for insurance, gas, or a car payment, which frees up more money to dump into housingideally, you want to pay as little as possible while still living in a nice place. having roommates can help; I know thats certainly how I got by until after I got a couple promotions and nice raises. 