<prompt> Human: Currently a dependent on my parents but will be moving out 3 months into the job which is also when training ends and job really begins and geico is paying for all my travel, hotel, and food expenses as well as still be paying me. Will be saving that money to help me move out. So I will file as an independent and assuming they tax me at around 25 Ill be making around 2,600 a month clean, which I doubt is enough considering in LA rent incl utilities is 1200, car, ins, gas is 500 both numbers are uncompromisable and Im unwilling to room with someone. I need help budgeting whatever numbers I already have and any other expenses you guys can think of. Thanks Assistant: Sit down. Grab a beer from the fridge that you definitely should not have bought, and wait for my next reply in 5 minutes.Human: First, If you are unwilling to room-mate up, you are not serious about your finances... You are serious about you... 2nd, you will not be in the 25 tax bracket if you follow the advice of this subreddit. Please check the sidebar. If you put money into your company 401k if they have it, you can get your tax bracket down to 15... Remember that you can eat cheap and still feel good. Chicken, Rice, and some veggies are cheap, and easily microwaved at work. You have no idea how much you spend on food until you write it all down... Again, on the right here in the wiki :Assistant: I read thru the whole sidebar but all I see is SAVE but I doubt Ill even have the money to save. Im trying to see what other monthly costs I could possibly have besides a carins gas and rentutilities. Food? What else  <response>: Click on the one for your age. Think more on the lines of food, beer and others. Beer and others need to be rationed down. Food needs to change to something more like chicken, rice and veggies. 