High School to College

I was talking to one of my younger cousins the other day and he was starting to get excited about getting his drivers license soon and in a couple of more years graduating high school. He was all jacked up to move out on his own and be able to do whatever he wanted whenever he wanted. Naturally I started laughing and explained how although some parts are nice its not all its cracked up to be. He just like myself will have to pay for everything as soon as he moves out of the house. I explained that this meant going to school full time, working full time, paying for your own food, cooking your own food, homework, and all of the other situations that you end up in. I explained how expensive it was once you moved out. I'm not sure if he believed me or not or took it to heart at all but I wish people would realize that it's not all that its cracked up to be and is a lot more work that people realize. There is a reason that it has taken me 5 years to get where I am now and hopefully will finally be the end.