A Financial Aid Nightmare

thumper1
Sat, 05 Aug 2006 12:32:49 +0000

Also they’re afraid that they will get in trouble with the IRS, and no, they are not willing to put forth money of their own for my college expenses.>>




Filling out the FAFSA honestly will not get you in trouble with the IRS (assuming you have been honest when completing your tax returns). However, having said that…at least you HAVE the Bright Futures option for college. Your state, at least for higher education, has been forward thinking about this. Where we live, no such option exists at all.

Weenie…I LOVED your post “send your kids to Swat”. I’m going to think of that each time I pay the hefty price tag for my daughters private LAC…I’m a state school grad (and proud of it).