You just do not understand that today's college costs are so much worse that even 10 years ago that it is more and more difficult to get by on your own to start out.
If you start out at even a job paying 25 grand, you can do it. Below that, it is really tough.
I'll be in a sort of weird situation after I graduate. I will finish my undergrad in December, but won't start law school until the fall. Im planning on continuing to live in my college town and find some sort of work to keep me afloat until I begin on my JD. Moving back home isn't really an option because even though I would be living for free at my parents house, my hometown is tiny town in the Mississippi Delta with very poor job prospects. That and rent at my current residence is only $200/month.