<prompt> Human: I am struggling to save money. I work full time and go to school full time in NYC. I average 3800-4200 month after taxes. I live in queens and only pay 1000 in rent very low for NYC. My other major expense is about 4000semester for school out of pocket tuition books etc. Cell phone bill: 130month includes installment for phoneNo CreditCard bills. No other debt.But as of right now I have 0 in saving. Tonight I went over my bank statements from the last few months. It appears that most of my money goes to Starbucks, Uber, eating out, and going out. Because of my schedule I cant eat at home. Sometimes I feel like I have a spending addiction but sometimes I feel like what I am doing is normal. I would appreciate any tips or suggestions, especially regarding saving money on foodcoffeegoing out in NYC.  <response>: Buy a bike. I did like a 80 block commute and I swear I was faster than most of the cars. Also start meal prepping and stop eating out. Then if youre really addicted to coffee start investing in some nice coffee stuff, a good grinder, French press, cold brew maker, and make it yourself. Youll literally probably free up an extra 5 to 7 hundred in your budget just by making your own food and coffee. Especially eating out and crap in the city, thats way too expensive. Also cut your monthly budget into percentages. For instance, devote 10 percent to savings. Then like 40 percent to living expenses or whatever it is. Then set money for going out and having fun at a certain percentage. I do a lot better when my income is split into a percentage of what I spend it on. For me the percentages are I live completely off 33 percent of my paycheck. 17 percent goes towards fun stuff, like going out, or getting a new dirtbike or something, then 50 percent goes towards saving and investing. Because of the percentages Ive made sure to cut as much as I can while still living comfortably and the way I want. So I still live in a beautiful lake house and do tons of fun stuff always, but I also have a roommate to cut expenses, so its all about those percentages. 