I'm 22!
I'm also so just know College means the same thing as Uni, I'll use them interchangeably.
I'm returning to college and I'm back living with my parents while I commute to college.
I drive so at the moment my expenses are €50 a week on petrol, plus saving towards insurance and what not.
College is about 45 minutes drive from my parents place, maybe more..
It's fine I don't mind the drive.
I work in a town that's about 30 minutes drive from home.. so if I lived in student accommodation it'd be 10 minutes drive.
Accommodation isn't crazy money since it's a small college..
1 8 hour shift covers the cost of accommodation for the week.
Cost of running my car would be less too.
Main reason I'm looking at moving out is I'm bored.
I just go to college, go to work and lay around at home.
I don't go out, even though there's not a big going out scene at my uni.
If I stayed living at home I would have a lot more money to spend..
That's the main benefit honestly.