How to be independent?

[_Ilee]

I don't know if this is a stupid question, but I genuinely want to ask it. Coming from a culture where staying with family over the age of 18 is normal, I never really worried about hurrying to move out. But my family is wanting me to become independent pretty soon. I should have seen it coming but I haven't prepared for it physically, financially, nor mentally.

For anyone who lives alone, or able to support themselves, how do you do it? And if you have school (like college or university), how are you able to balance working and maintaining your schooling?

Hopefully this isn't a dumb question…

 

[Hvergelmir]

Live cheap, and don't rely on work while studying.
How and if you can finance studying depends on your location and situation. I would not recommend being dependent on a salary while studying, though.
Student loans is the common way of doing it here.