Set up some big-boy accounts yesterday, hoping to get a roth IRA up and running soon as well. Going to save with the goal of covering six months of expenses (not sure if I want to call it my 'rainy day fund' or my 'fuck you fund') and then start saving for a new car - my 1999 Nissan Maxima has cost me more money than I could sell it for in the last six months, and I'd like a car without rusty holes the size of my head! Having a single income isn't so hard when I'm getting most of my calories from work food, and my biggest expense is rent. I went a little crazy on knick-knacks and tech shit, hoping I can spend the next few months making responsible financial decisions that'll put me into an easily repeatable pattern. I'm not struggling to get by at all, but finances stress me out. Hoping to curtail this stress by following a plan and making periodic alterations as the context around it changes. Who fucking knows, man. I'm a child. Why are they paying a child all this money, anyway?!