<prompt> Human: Hi all, first post here. I moved into a new apartment this weekend. Its my first solo apartment, a studio and Im very excited to be living alone. However, I realized that my expenses have been hiking increasingly over the past 2-3 years without knowing how to control them. Im a college senior and for this semester Im working full time job no classes, its a thing we do in our school. Current income is 17.5 an hour 40 hours a week, will stay there till end of 2018 and then go back to school. I thought I would be saving by now because I have a job for the first time, but I still spend more than I earn.Its easy for me to disregard it because my parents pay for everything, but I want to be responsible with money again. Moving expenses is what made me realize I need to manage my money, but I dont know how. Any advice is welcome!  <response>: Once you are done there check out You need a budget commonly called YNAB. Its got a lot of great resources on how to run a budget. 