[JenB]

Among other things, yeah. He's a good dad.

Mom's job is to help me find a "cooking for one" book and explain about water bills and stuff.

[Fedora]

It's cool your parents are helping you with all that--that helps a lot! Bills should go pretty smooth for you; you're a very organized person. For cooking, here's a good resource:

Carl Japikse, The $1.98 Cookbook: How to Eat Like a Gourmet and Save $6,000 a Year

Many Americans lives on a tight budget. We hear reports about children going hungry, even in this land of plenty, school lunches, and food stamps. Mr. Japikse began to wonder if it were possible to eat well on a starvation budget--and if so, how. He set a goal of spending no more than $1.98 for dinner--and another $1.98 combined for breakfast and lunch--less than the government's daily allotment for food stamps. He found that it was not difficult to meet these targets and still eat sumptuously.

The book includes recipes for all meals. Price: $8.95.