<prompt> Human: Im 19 years old and living with a friends family due to family circumstances of my own. I can no longer free load on their couch and am really wanting to move out. However, my finances are the biggest problem. Right now i am working as an electricians apprentice and am making 10.50 an hour, roughly 1370 a month after taxes. I have about 2000 in the bank, but the cheapest rent i can find is about 600 a month. Is it possible for me to afford spending nearly half my income every month on a 1 bedroom apartment? Ive tried finding friends to rent with as i know thats cheaper, but i cant find anyone looking to move out. Any advice is much appreciated!  <response>: Alright - this is not going to be a popular post, but Ill make it anyways. That amount of rent is doable, but quite difficult. As others have said, dont even think about it if you have debt like a car loan or student loan. And dont think about going into any new debt if you do decide to go for an arrangement with that much rent. The nice thing is that you are - like you said - an apprentice and will likely earn much more after your apprenticeship is completed. In order to make it happen, the rest of your life is going to have to fit into around 700month. That means food, cell phone, utilities if not included in rent, insurance, transportation... everything else... is going to have to cost less than 700 until you are done apprenticing. That doesnt leave a lot of room for fun, which is something youll want at age 19.Have you looked at student housing? I work in a college town and the student housing here is pretty cheap because everyones got 3-5 roomates in a 2-3 bedroom apartment. You generally have to be unmarried and under a certain age and a student of some kind in order to qualify. 