<p>“Again, I don’t believe the family truly lived on $22k per year.”</p>
<p>You’re saying I’m lying? That’s offensive. So is this statement:
“It actually would be offensive to taxpayers for you to get a Pell Grant.”</p>
<p>You may have chosen to ignore the fact that I’m a taxpayer too (not some mooch looking to game the system).</p>
<p>As I stated earlier, my income is very low this year (much lower than normal) which made me think I might qualify for more aid than in the past. I believe that’s a reasonable thing to think – a change in circumstance might cause a change in aid. As I also stated, we have assets --we have always saved – so in good years, we have a way to pay our bills when the bad years (like 2012) come around. And that’s how you live on $22K a year – you decrease your savings and you increase your debt (as we have done by tapping a home equity line).</p>