I'm getting that somewhat in the summers with the internships I've had the past 2 years, but those were internships, you are allowed to screw up and slack more. Plus, while I have to pay rent for a house up at school and car payments, I am still covered by my parents if need be, but once I'm in the real world I will have to learn to manage money. I have $50,000+ in student loans and it scares the shit out of me thinking about having to pay those back along with car payments, rent and food and whatever else I will have. I am not looking forward to it.