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11 Reasons Why Living By Yourself Is Actually A Good Thing

There are definitely some advantages to living alone.

Katie Gaston

Sep 18, 2018

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You learn many things while living on your own in the world. For instance being anxious and scared your freshman year of college is true. Along with having to live by yourself in a house is overwhelming as well. When wanting to experience new things in your life, I highly recommend getting out on your own. As a person, you grow and start to learn more about yourself each and every day. You strive to reach and see things that you never thought you could do but get accomplished. It makes you a stronger person and ready for anything that comes at you. Not to mention it is very overwhelming and frightening, but you will survive. There might be a lot of crying, fear, and anxiety, but it is totally worth it in the end.

1. You have your own space

This is the best because you have that whole bathroom to yourself. We know that feeling, heck yeah! Your own personal space without having someone else barging in or bagging on that door while you're on the toilet. LOL

2. You understand that change is necessary

Staying with your parents for the rest of your life is probably not a good thing. You look like you don't have your shit together and you're just living the dream underneath your parents' roof. Changing is hard, but is also so GREAT! You feel alive and actually get to do what you want with your life.

3. You take responsibility with your decisions

Having the responsibilities of waking up every morning and getting that job interview on time is all on you. Mommy isn't going to wake you up. Knowing that you have to clean, take a shower, study, sleep, and work is all on your plate. You have to make times for them.

4. You realize what you want in life

This is a great thing to realize in your life because the next few years all depends on you and what you make it to be. You have the opportunity to grow and think about what you really want in life. Having your freedom is very important.

5. You step out of your comfort zone

When you first step out into a new city, school, or job everything is scary. You have no idea what you are doing or getting yourself into. But it provides you with this self-esteem that makes you stronger each day. You realized that all those times that you thought you couldn't accomplish it you actually did. While knowing the fact that you stuck with it and did it made you stronger.

6. No more rules

Living with parents, this is the number one rule - no staying out late. Well, they are probably right, lol. We learn as we are by ourselves what is the best time for everything. Having to stay up studying or going out on a Friday night is all on us.

7. You start to learn how to budget your money

This is hard. Knowing the fact that you literally have to make a budget is stressful. You have to count every penny you spend because things happen and you never know what might happen.

8. You get alone time

This happens to everyone and is something we all struggle with at first. Until we find what we love and those long time friends. Being alone sucks, but it makes you find out who you really are and how to grow up.

9. Learn how to clean

This is a struggle when you have depended on your mom for so long cleaning up after you. For example, leaving your cup or plate on the table.

10. You start to learn how to take care of yourself

While having the safe feeling at home, being alone in your dorm/house is scary. This provides you to stay alert when being alone and to check your surrounding when going places.

11. You eat by yourself

Not having the same lunch buddies at school sucks. This is gonna happen to all of us. You will eat alone, but it is really not that bad.

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11 Reasons Why Living By Yourself Is Actually A Good Thing

There are definitely some advantages to living alone.

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1. You have your own space

2. You understand that change is necessary

3. You take responsibility with your decisions

4. You realize what you want in life

5. You step out of your comfort zone

6. No more rules

7. You start to learn how to budget your money

8. You get alone time

9. Learn how to clean

10. You start to learn how to take care of yourself

11. You eat by yourself

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4. When you need to see an advisor, but they are too busy/unresponsive.

5. Trying not to dress like a bum for your appointments with your advisors/department heads.

6. When you have a perfectly planned out schedule, and one class ruins it.

7. Carefully moving things around to accommodate a different class/section.

8. Waking up at 6:00 a.m. for your enrollment time.

9. Concocting a new schedule at your enrollment time after your original plan gets changed.

10. Getting into a class and filling the last available seat.

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12. Realizing that you forgot a class that was a pre-requisite for everything else.

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12. When it's your last class of the day and you're about to go home.

13. But then you remember rent is due tonight and the anger comes back.

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