For me living in the dorms was a great transition for me, while I don't think I could ever handle living in a dorm room again it was a nice step from living at home to being on my own. Because everything was paid for with my financial aid at the begining of the semester I didn't have to worry about any bills, and when I worked that was all my spending cash. However now when my finanical aid comes I worry that I will spend it all at once, thankfully my parents feel the same way so I give them the money and they send me a little of it every month. I realize that when I'm actually working a real job I won't be getting 6 months salary at once, so by getting money monthly I still have to be able to manage it and make it last an entire month. I have slipped up a few times thinking oh I can spend a lot of money this week and just won't spend as much next week.. but it never seems to work out right. I'm thankful that I have great parents who are willing to help me out on the rare occasion I have to ask for some money to pay the phone bill.