Need help! Error message when filling out FAFSA

Paying for College
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<p>So I’ve filled out the FAFSA app 3 times already and this is going to be my fourth year, but the first time I’m getting a weird error pertaining to my Mom’s Gross Income.</p>

<p>I’m a dependant student, I don’t work, go to school full time, and I’m broke so all the info about my financial info was easy (just a bunch of 0’s) and that went through fine.</p>

<p>The problem is that My mom’s income hasn’t changed over the past few years. Each year I entered the same number in, but this year when I enter the same number I get an error saying “The number you entered is significantly lower that the number entered last year”</p>

<p>I don’t get this because its the exact same number I entered last year, I have my last year’s FAFSA printed out and was using it as a guide.</p>

<p>Not really sure what to do to, I don’t want to have to lie to get even less money, that wouldn’t make sense, but I don’t want to cause any problems either resulting in me getting less money. Any help is greatly appreciated.</p>

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<p>Is the Fasfa only for American students?</p>

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<p>:eek: . .</p>

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<p>Could you be entering the number in the wrong place? Can you double-check the wording of the question to make sure you’re answering the right one? The FAFSA questions have been simplified and reorganized since last year, so they won’t correspond perfectly.</p>

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<p>When this stuff starts, error messages, etc., I usually take a brief break, save and exit the FAFSA and then reboot the computer. I had some weird messages which were inappropriate that I resolved with this technique. When you save, omit the current question answer.</p>

<p>If your Mom’s 2008 wages and income was x, and she also had other income y (untaxed for example) and you are estimating total 2009 (or even future year) perhaps FAFSA is picking up on the differential. </p>

<p>Just go back to the beginning of your current 2010-11 FAFSA input and check every financial value you put in and or may have omitted. Hopefully you’ll resolve this problem.</p>