<prompt> Human: So I am a 25 year old living and working in Alaska for the next three or 4 years. I am in a pretty unique situation considering that for the duration of this project I have no expenses... My apartment is paid for, I do not have a personal vehicle, just a work truck, so 0 transportation expenses. On top of that, I receive a 46 daily per diem. I work 50-80 hours a week and bring in 3-4.5 thousand a month. I just started this job a couple of months ago and have been paying off my credit card debt which is down to 800 and will be paid off next week. Other than that I have had to furnish my apartment which was not cheap but used amazon prime and shopped at thrift stores in the area. Anyways, I need to start putting my money somewhere rewarding. I do not have a degree and this job will probably be the best I have for a while. I do spend a lot on alcohol and weed. I also dont really skimp on my groceries. I do not know anyone out here so I have been allowing myself many luxuries to keep myself sane. Overview:Income Wages 3k-4.5 a monthPer diem 1400 a monthCostsInternet 100monthGroceries 350monthDining out 150monthSubstances 400monthWeed is expensive here. And I drink fancy booze... Obviously there is a lot of room for improvement... Im also trying to be on a mainly paleo diet and I know the booze is completely ruins that... But whatever. Anyways, I know I should save up an emergency fund and I do max out my Roth IRA but right now I only have about 1200 between my checking and savings... Guide me to fiscal responsibility!  <response>: Im not sure what other advice we can give you other than to save and invest as much of this money as you can for the future. Given that the job has a definite end date, you need to be thinking about your next move.Shove as much money as you can into retirement accounts. Put some in a savings fund. Start investing some in low cost index funds. Do the things in this post. Stop smoking weed so that whenever you get hurt doing whatever dangerous job they have you doing, they cant deny the settlement.Im imaging you being able to saveinvest at least 3k a month which is a good place to be. The thing that you most have to watch out for is your spending. Make sure that your 400 a month for substances is actually accounted for and doesnt turn into 800 or more. Dont buy all of the expensive toys. 