<prompt> Human: Hello everyone, so I am currently commuting to school because my internship is closer to home than to school. My question to you guys is do you think I should stay at home after graduation to save money on rent and everything else or should I move out. I understand that at first sight it may seem obvious that I should stay at home but there a couple of reasons for why I think that is a bad idea. Well I like to go out a lot and a big reason for that is I hate being at home with my parents and that results with me spending lots of money on drinks at bars or whatnot. I am thinking that if I moved out and could just have a good time at my own place I would save money there and also I would only move out if I could rent out a house with a couple of friends so my rent would only be about 600-800. Not only that but so far I have only lived at a fraternity house and my parents place, meaning that I have yet to really experience what its like being independent. At the fraternity house we would have people come clean everything and I also had a campus meal plan so basically I was still kind of not independent at all. Basically the bottom line here is do yall think moving out is worth the experience rather than staying home and saving money on rent? Assistant: Income? Budget? Can you afford to live on your own?Human: Okay well thats the other thing. So I live in Houston and have an internship in the oil gas industry. I currently have a job sort of lined up and I say sort of because the company I am working for just recently went through lay-offs due to the low gas prices. I know they want to hire me but am not sure if they can afford to do so. So I dont have total job security but if things work out and the Saudis stop being assholes I will be making between 45-55k, which is good enough to live on my own but I also have big investment plans. I am not asking if I can afford to my real question is whether the trade-off is worth it.  <response>: I cant answer the question of whether it is worth it, only you can. How much are you willing to spend to not live with your parents anymore? Can you find a place in that price range? 