<prompt> Human: Next fall I will be starting my last year of college. My parents live a half hour away and I am currently living on campus in an apartment that they help me pay for. I am still dependent on them financially. I am in an engineering program where I alternate semesters of school with semesters of working full time, so I pay more of a share when Im working, and I pay less when Im in school and can only work a part time job on campus. For my last year, my parents have said they will continue to help, but the most they will give me per month is 300. They also have said I am welcome to move back home and commute. They dont really care either way. Neither of them got to live on campus and they felt it impeded their college experience, so they wanted me to have that opportunity.If I were to stay in an apartment I would have to pay at least 200mo to cover the rest of the rental costs. Plus I would pay for my own food each month. I could afford this, but my bf and I are planning on moving to Colorado after graduation provided we can get jobs out there and I feel that it would be wise to save that money for the move. But in addition, because well be moving in a year and a half, this is my last opportunity to live with my best friends before moving across the country from them Im from Ohio.I know its the responsible thing to live at home and save money. But it will be really difficult to give up the independence Ive had living away from my parents not living with friends, boyfriend wouldnt be able to sleep over when living at my parents house. I guess I just need reassurance from unbiased sources, because everyone I would usually ask has some stake in this scenario. TLDR: Could live at home for free and save money to move across country, but would miss out on my last year to live with my friends before leaving them.  <response>: From the PF side, live with your parents.From the whole-life side, live with your friends. There are a lot of experiences that money cannot buy, and that includes the social and personal growth that this would give you. Living with your parents is fucking stagnation. 200 a month isnt a whole lot. Live it up your last year while still maintaining frugality. Treat it as a halfway house between being basically an overgrown kid who still lives with the rents no offense and full-on independence. 