College Budget

I think the most surprising thing about doing the college budget was learning about how much there was to pay for. I never actually thought about everything I would have to pay for in college and especially not on my own. Although I knew there would be a lot of expenses, I still didn't expect the total monthly cost to be as high as it was. I thought it would be closer to  Something I realized is that if I actually had to do this on my own at the same time of being in college and having a job, I wouldn't be financially stable. Making $10 per hour would barely be enough while still having leftover money.