<prompt> Human: So this is probably going to be a DUH! type of statement, but after tracking my spending on YNAB for the past 2-3 months Ive realized I actually need to make a good amount of money - 80k pre tax, in order to roughly live the type of lifestyle that I want - paying off my CC in full every month with zero CC debt, 15 every month towards savingsinvesting for retirement, 1500 for rent includes everything, large monthly payment towards my student loan, my car payment and being able to afford the luxuries that I care about eating healthy, some shopping, going out 1-2xweek for drinksdinner etc..FWIW Im a 28 year old single male in Los Angeles I would consider myself fairly frugal so I used to think I only needed to make like 50-60kyr pre tax living in Los Angeles in order to get by, but after 2-3 months of tracking my spending with YNAB, that is definitely not the case... And I obv understand that everyones lifestyles are different etc.Does 80k pre tax sound high? Or is this fairly reasonable?  <response>: Normally people base their lifestyle on their income, not the other way around. Try to get the best job you can get, decide how early you want to retire, and then base your spending on that. 