This thread came at the perfect time for me ;) gonna start living by myself for college

A lot has been covered already but I would also like to say that stressing out is a big problem living out of home because youre never going to be able to make the right decision with a heated head just as it was mentioned above, it's always good to make sure that you keep about $50 a week or so into your savings for anything that may come up in the near future, including any bills, medicals and stuff like that,


Also prepare your meals for the week at the start of the week so you make sure that you're eating or have a meal there for when you are hungry, I'd also suggest to keep everything locked at night because no matter who you know or how well you know them you never know what theyre going to do behind your back or what they're not telling you already, just be vigilant in all cases, spend your money as wisely as possible and maybe even come up with a shopping list to go and get each week, don't change it up too much as it might affect your budget on a massive scale, when you start to work or if you're already working you always have to make sure that you are doing okay mentally and not putting yourself under the hammer too often,


Living out of home is a chapter in life that I cant explain to anybody that hasnt done it before except buckle up, think smart and hold on, you got this