<prompt> Human: Just wanted to share my happy accomplishment!Edit: Since folks are asking for details I will share!If you have the option to stay with the folks do it for as long as you can. Saving money on rent, utilities, etc can add up to A LOT in 7 years. For me I took a hit on the social life a bit but its not as bad as you think.The other big thing is to just learn to prioritize what is worth spending money on. For me, experiences are more valuable than things. So if a chance came up to travel I didnt turn it down. I only get 2 weeks vacation a year so it wasnt like I could splurge that much with so little vacation any way. But I didnt spend money on things like clothing, fancy electronics etc that I didnt think would really add value to my life. Also, they arent very tech savvy so they like having me around for tech support.Edit: I sense a little bit of hate because of the fact that I stayed with my parents. I think its worth noting that they WANT me to stay longer and Im actually the one who cant wait to move. They did not have the financial means to pay for my college so this is their way of giving back to me.Im sure folks are also curious about salary so when I first graduated I was making 47k. Slowly worked my way up but this was right after the housing bubble so it took a while before I got any serious raises. As of this year Im at 110k but it took 7 years to get to that salary. Also, this is in the NYC metro area. Im an engineer in the energy industry.  <response>: Nie work, graduated from grad school with 165 and only 7 more months to go. Congrats!!! 