<prompt> Human: I lived my entire life in one of the richest countries in the world. When I turned 18 and applied for colleges, I had my government pay for my tuition to go abroad to America via a full ride scholarship. In addition, I receive a 2750 salary every month. I am aware of how incredibly fortunate I am to be in my position. Unfortunately, I was never put in a position where I would be able to take responsibility of anything in my life because of a mother who insisted she do anything and everything for me with the exception of school work. I find myself to be very well versed academically but unable to adult. I want to start by finding a way to divide up my monthly salary by how much I actually need to spend. All I worry about are groceries 200 and my phone bill 75. How much should I put in savings? When should I dip into savings? How much spending money can I give myself a month? I want to start taking whatever responsibility I can; I dont want to fall flat on my face when I graduate and have to make and manage my own money.Thanks in advance rpersonalfinance !  <response>: Put all of your grant money aside in some sort of long term investment and pretend it doesnt exist.Get a job and use that money to pay your rent, food, and bills.You will quickly learn how to manage your money and life. Once you graduate you will not only have new skills, you will have a nice little start on your invested money. 