<p>I agree with you calmom. I want my kids to learn to live within a budget as soon as possible upon graduating. My D lives in the area of Brooklyn where I grew up(a very safe area) and commutes to her job in Manhattan. We live in a suburb of the city, but the commute would be much more difficult from here and she wouldn’t be getting that full sense of independence she is experiencing now. The one thing that I do help her with when necessary is a taxi ride to her apt if she is out in Manhattan very late.</p>