If your mom prefers you live at home, or if saving money is important to you, then living at home is not a bad option. Try to schedule your classes 2-3 times a week so that you don’t have to drive to class every day. Some schools offer schedules that make it easy for students to have all their classes on Tuesday and Thursday, or to have them on Monday, Wednesday, & Friday. This way you can save time, gas money, parking money, etc. Just make some time in your day to have lunch with friends, join clubs, and take part in campus activities. Many commuter students don’t realize how important campus life is until they’re ready to graduate and regret not taking the extra time to hang out with college friends.