<prompt> Human: Basically, it was set up so that we were given a job right out of college and we had to balance a budget along with paying for things like rent, student loans etc. I chose to be a plumber from a list of given jobs, mostly due to the fact the associates degree was from the same local trade school I actually plan on attending and the salary is very close to the field Im actually interested in. Yearly Salary: 46,270Monthly Gross Salary: 3,885.83Monthly Net Salary: 2,580.71The Net was calculated based on things we were given, like how much would be taken out for social security, federal taxes, health insurance, etc. From then, we had to select all the different things that would be included in a budget and basically balance the budget. Savings 10 of Gross: 385.58Rent for a one bedroom one bathroom apt: 800Utilities: 150Renters Insurance: 10Auto Loan Payment on a used sedan: 225Auto Insurance: 50GasMaintenance: 80Food groceries and eating out once a week option: 300Clothing casual, jeans, shirts, etc: 100Wellness haircut and gym membership: 20Night Life Described as getting one cup of coffee week and one movie: 30Internet: 100Furniture: 160Cell Phone: 115Student Loan Tuition totals 8,000 with a 2.5 interest rate over 60 months: 141.98Total comes to 2,667.56, which overall sounds reasonable, but certain aspects of this sound completely off. I cant imagine why Im paying 100 a month to buy clothes if Im a plumber. I myself am not a very socially active person, so 30 sounds reasonable for my social life, but some people might argue that I would need a lot more. 300 for groceries for one and 4 nights out a month seems a little steep to me. Dont know why the hell I would be paying 160 dollars a month for furniture if this is my first job and first apartment, same for things like internet or phone bill. Gas seems way to low, should probably be at least 100 if not a little more. The point Im trying to get at here is that Im not really sure how realistic any of these numbers are, as to me they all seem slightly off the mark. Im just looking for some opinions on whether or not I can actually look at this budget in regards to whether or not its accurate, as this would be right around the ballpark of what I would be making and doing myself.  <response>: Seems like youre over thinking it, which isnt a bad thing. The point of the exercise is to get you critically thinking about your budget, which you are! Keep it up. 