<prompt> Human: Hey guys! Im about to be a college graduate bachelors degree in bus admin, and am currently being offered a 40K full time salary, and live in Irvine, CA. So the question I have is basically the title: is it possible for me to live comfortably, as well as save some money for the future, on a 40K salary per year living in Irvine? For reference, I am single, and my rent is currently 435month, plus utilities, and it basically 100 of the time winds up being less than 500 total per month in terms of pure living expenses which appear to be the main reason why OC is considered extraordinarily expensive to live in. I dont see this changing much might go up slightly, but not above the mid-500s in the next year or two.  <response>: If you can find a place to live for 500mo then sure. 