One of the biggest advantages to being single is the overall cost of living. Everything is so much cheaper: shopping, gas, electric. With only one person using the utilities, consuming food, etc., it is just so much cheaper to live on your own. If you want something you can buy it without having to answer to anyone. You get to decide which luxuries are worth the ungodly price some shops are asking for. You simply determine if you are able to fit it into YOUR budget. Best one of all is no fighting over the television channels.