Would you risk investing your savings on education in a country where you can study and work?

I'd rather try to find there a job than studying. Also, sometimes it's way easier to go to college in you homeland and get abroad through study visits programmes partially fund by school, private companies or the government. Once you get to the foreign university and get contacts with teachers, they could offer you prolonged stay or in case you wanted to study for higher degree, it would be much easier for you to enroll there later.

Don’t tell me you still live home?

It depends on the country and the education.

Heck... that should be opening criteria