<prompt> Human: Im a single 22 year old male living in California.I just started a new web development job with a company and got quite the pay raise.I was making 35,000year. I am now making 78,000 plus some money here and there for freelancing.Because of the new income, Ive decided to take budgeting more seriously.I looked through my last couple months of spending, and found I average 1,100month on Going Out. Restaurants, bars, beer, Uber, marijuana, shows, etc. Just about how horrible is that?Per month, my new non-detailed budget would break down like this:--- Income: 4,315 Fixed Expenses: 1,600 Rent, Auto Payment, Bills, etc Variable Expenses: 1,650 Going Out, Fun, Food, Gas, Clothing, etc. Goals: 1,000 Savings, Emergency fund, Extra towards auto loan---Remaining: 65---tl;dr - 1,100month on having fun. Do I have a big spending problem?  <response>: Without knowing the specifics, I think youre a bit heavy on your variable expenses. I dont know why youre classifying the extra 1100 as having fun money. Shouldnt that be part of the Food, going out, clothing, shows expenses? All of that should be savings.You need to get that savings up ASAP. Its recommended you have 3-6 months in liquid assets. Then take advantage of retirement accounts. 