How much does it cost to live on your own?

It depends on where you live. Our mortgage is 800.00 a month, our utilities (power, gas, water) are about 250.00, cell phones 30.00 (only because I work for the company), car payments 300.00, credit cards 150.00, gasoline 200.00, groceries 400.00, internet and cable 100.00, car insurance 100.00. So here in Idaho, where livin' is cheap - about 2500 a month. If you live somewhere like California...you're looking in the 3000's.