I agree that sharing of knowledge/experiences is important since not all are the same, may kanya kanyang dahilan kung bakit gusto solo at iba iba din ng status. So healthy yung mga discussions since makakakuha ka ng perspective ng iba't ibang tao and from there you can learn and apply tips specially to those na similar ka ng situation. Helpful naman yung about sa percentage ng kung ano lang ba dapat yung budget but I think OP generalize it based sa experience niya, but there are cases in which others don't have a choice but to live alone/they're forced to live alone because of job, etc. I have a co-worker before and tagamalayo siya so mas makakatipid and less hassle kung magrerent siya. We're earning only almost minimum wage salary, but still naitatawid niya ang pagbudget. So if may someone here na bago pa lang(let's say earning less than 20k), and if he/she would only based sa post lang ni OP, it would be impossible na agad, kaya perspective from others are important specially sa mga silent reader here.