If you have a part/full- time job save up money to buy a used car only buy a used car don't buy any newer model just get a decent used car. When you can afford a car make sure to have at least $5,000 or more in your bank account, you will need money to be financially stable on your own, and if you live in the United States it should be enough for "bare minimum" while also keep an active PO Box which are cheaper in some states on every city some PO Box can cost $99 to $400 a year for a small box that can only fit a regular size mail (Not a package). I have a PO Box that I pay $100 per year which is good enough for me and if you're going to do my method you better have $15,000 to $25,000 which isn't a lot, and you'll have to rely on finding a full-time job while managing to get back to school if you'll be able to study with the limited days and hours you'll get from your job.

I live in Long Island the rent here is almost the same as LA area which is super expensive to live at $1.6k to $5k a month. Oh yeah! Good luck finding rent at $500 to $1,000 monthly prices here because you will not find any apartment at that price range it's going to be over 1.6k nearing 2k which is ridiculous. This is where all my friends at work and school told me "My back-up plan is to live in my car/truck/van" or "My back-up plan is to live in [bumfuck]-USA because it's cheaper."