<prompt> Human: Hi rpersonalfinance, as the title said, my mother is about to cut me off financially. Not because she doesnt want to support me, but because she thinks a sudden change like that will make me instantly grow up and learn responsibility Im not sure if I agree with this or not, but oh well. Im just now finishing my 2nd semester at a major public university 8000year tuition. I have multiple scholarships that cover the tuition and then some, giving me a 1100 check every semester. I have an hourly job making 9.20hr, but Im trying to keep my hours low for school at about 20-25week. I plan on working more in the summer 30hrweek. On top of this Ive found an apartment that I will be moving into in a couple weeks with 450month rent plus utilities. As of this day, my savings account has only 1000. I got a credit card the day I turned 18 to try to boost my credit score by using it for all my purchases then making the payment on time each month. Today my credit score is above 700, which helped with the apartment no cosigner. Im giving all this background to hopefully get some feedback on how I am doing so far. Im under a lot of stress by doing all this myself, and Id love to hear any one of you alls advice or even just telling me Im doing something wrong. I obviously cant fail in my pursuit to be independent so all feedbacktipsadvice is GREATLY appreciated. Thank you  <response>: It sounds like youre already breaking even. What are the specific shortfalls that will result from this cutting-off? 