<prompt> Human: I am considering moving out from home. I have a job offering me 16hr with chance to go up 18 an hour over a period of time with full medical benefits 401k. I live in North Carolina, and its in a relatively low populated city called Hickory. I would be living on my own as I dont have any kids. I have an option to return to school, but going back would only earn me a few more dollars per hour, and it would actually take me 2 or more years plus another year in school and a job change to make significantly more money from the nursing degree I am a CMALab tech atm. Im honestly tired of going to school, and Im ready to move out from home, but I want to make sure that I am not being stupid about it. I am not a big money spender as the things I like dont require lots of money.  <response>: Glad to hear from someone asking this before they screw up! :Short answer, maybe - In a low cost-of-living area, that sounds doable, though you wont exactly live like a king.Put together a budget of all your future expenses, and try to meet your budget for three months by saving exactly as much as you have budgeted for. If you can do it without too much stress, then go ahead and get your own place and as a bonus, youll start with a nice emergency fund from those three months of savings!. 