Dropout to save money or...?

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Guys, I'm at a crossroads. Should I dropout and learn at home or via online school+community, or stay in uni?

>out of high school, not knowing what the fuck to do, I go for the uni meme
>one year into prestigious uni I FINALLY figure out what I want to do. Stupid, I know, but I know this is *it* for me

Pro-uni:
>family wants me to do it
>is helpful to engage with professors+peers
>I have huge introvert tendencies and no sense of organization. Being around people and having a "life", so to speak, is good for me
>uni also gives me a grant to take free advanced classes outside of my regular schedule. I really like this
>also on-campus professional therapy which...yeah, is helpful as fuck. My childhood was hell
>could find scholarships and work

Anti-uni:
>jarring first year
>I'm operating off the sunk-cost fallacy; "I spent so much time getting here, so why shouldn't I finish what I begun?"
>experience+skill is what matters for what I want to do, not certifications (I.e., a degree); not even sure if uni will connect me to industry insiders, though if I worked hard I could distinguish myself
>internet may be a more potent teaching tool in some ways. That, or an online school (whose classes can be found for free)...just need to make sure to structure my progress properly

Expenses:
>uni pays off 32000$ of expenses per year--beyond that (5000$?) I have to pay out of pocket
>mom finally sees my banking statement--used to be 9000, now it's 3000 (had to take extra summer classes)
>"I thought the school paid for everything"
>"Sorry, I totally underestimated the cost", etc.
It made me feel rather bad. My mom is cool with it because in the past I've been resourceful and able to overcome the odds, make money, and shit like that. Still. I need a second opinion here

Note: if I stay in uni I'd still be using half of my extra time learning online. However, that's only a concept. I'm a okay worker, but would have to get far more studious this summer to really pull it off