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5 Major Lessons I've learnt since living on my own for 3 months

I had never lived apart from my family when I left three months ago. I wanted to be on my own and so, when a friend's roommate moved out, I jumped at the opportunity to move in with her. This made the transition into being on my own easier and harder at the same time. It was easier because this is someone that my mom knows and so it was not hard for her to not challenge my decision. It made it a bit harder because this arrangement did not work out too well. I realized that I was not going to stay there after a week and started looking elsewhere. I decided to leave before any conflict developed. I was pretty stressed out because I did not plan as well as I should (make sure and PLAN and SAVE before moving) however, I eventually got a small place and moved on my own three weeks after moving in with my friend. Without further ado, these are the five main lessons I've learned since living on my own. LESSON NUMBER 1 Loneliness You are going to get lonely. It do