| Here's a trick that might work for you. First, if your mother is giving you advice, not imposing rules, that you don't agree with, tell her something like "Thanks... I appreciate your input. Let me think about that for a bit." And then actually think about it at some point. I doubt that you disagree with everything that she says. So, at some point you go back and say "You know... I tried doing X like you said, and it really did work well. Thanks." Now, X may have been only 1% of the advice that she gave you, but it will let her know that you are listening to her. And once she feels like you are listening to her, then you may be able to slide some advice back to her. "I tried X, that you suggested, and it really worked, but I found that if I did Y as well, it worked even better."
On the other hand, if she is actually trying to impose rules on you that you don't agree with (You must be home by 8 pm weekdays, for example), then you either need to follow those rules, or move out and support yourself, at which point you will be able to make your own rules. | 
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