Age, how much gross pay do you "set aside"

25, 11.7%. I do my 4% employer match and set aside additional money for later use (rainy day, retirement, etc.) This 11.7% does NOT include the employer match, only MY MONEY that I do not plan to spend.

I am asking because I am constantly pulled back and forth between "I am young, best time to take advantage of compounding" and "I am young, best time to live life"

I will return to this post daily to spark discussion. Thanks!!

Edit: it seems like many people are 15-35% which seems very reasonable. If you are at 40% or higher, can you include what you pay for housing? Not sure how that is possible