Will you have enough money for food after paying for the rent, utilities and phone bills?

If not, are you willing to forego the mobile phone, hanging out at snazzy restaurants and cafes on weekends, and regular splurging sprees to spruce up your wardrobe?

Are you comfortable with the idea of waking up in the middle of the night to a dark, empty house?

Can you find the time on weekends to do housekeeping (no, we don't mean just making your bed in the morning)? Otherwise, are you fine with the idea of making a pig sty your home?

Are you a brave soul who's not afraid of lightning, thunder, cockroaches, lizards, blackouts and things that go 'Bump!' in the night?

Can you tell the difference between Fab and Persil, Post and Kellogg, Nestle and Super, Fa and Lux?

Can you bear to use your fingers to clear that gooey mess of hair, dirt and dead skin that chokes up a sink ever so often?

Can you whip up anything besides instant noodles and boiled potatoes?

Do you know which switch to flip if the electricity trips?

Is lemon juice good for anything else besides making iced tea? (Ans: Lemon is also great for cleaning oily dishes.)

Do you know what you can get from putting your orange tie-dyed sarong into the washing machine together with your pristine white lingerie? (Ans: Orange lingerie)

Do you know how much water to put into the rice cooker to make rice and not porridge?

Can you say 'No' to your pals if they ask to hang out at your place for the fourth weekend in a row?

If not, do you have the nerve to get them to clean up the beer stains and cigarette ashes in their trail, and, if they don't mind, to help make dinner as well, thank you?

Can you tell the difference between a Singapore Power employee who needs to check your utilities meters and a robber who can't wait to strip you of your valuables?

Finally, are your parents cool enough not to disown you if you mention this idea to them?