Thank you Mark, I always appreciate your input and perspective. You seem like a good natured and put together person, I like your advice.  I feel the same in a way, I do want to be able to be independent and take care of things finanically, whether that means waiting til I graduate and get a better job or working my hours while I am in school I’m not sure.

But, that being said. I have not wanted and made the internal decision to not move out with my friends for a few years now, and I always saw myself moving out with a SO rather than with friends, or with no one at all just by myself. But moving out by myself is not something I can financially do right now and probably not during school which is a good portion of the year.