At 18 you have a chance to live with very little responsibility.

Those days are fleeting.

Take advantage of the time now.

You don't want to wake up at 50 years old and thing, "Wow, I have done nothing but work extremely hard for my entire adult life."

I didn't even get started making any kind of money until I was 26 or 27 and now in my 50's I have a good job and can afford everything I need. I'm glad I took 7 years to finish college and I'm also glad I finished with a degree that got me hired.

Life is a marathon. No need to start sprinting for peanuts.