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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here, To answer another question. Yes. She applied for financial aid by filling out a FAFSA.

There is no way I can pay what they calculate at our EFC. I wonder how they come up with that number. I mean, it’s not a matter of if I’m frugal and don’t go on vacation and keep driving my 5 year old car I can swing it. It’s like literally there is no way I can come up with that much money per year.[/quote]

Then your daughter will have to take out loans.  And/or choose a less expensive school.  You do realize when you say 5 year old car it makes you look a bit absurd as a 5 year old car is very new to many of us.[/quote]

[b]oh, ffs. [/quote][/b]

Well, it IS true for us.  Both cars are sixteen years old and we're going to continue to drive them into the ground until the last kid graduates and NOT from an expensive private institution.[/quote]

And if you drive it into the ground before the last kid graduates, you’ll.... walk? Or maybe you’ll get a new or new-to-you car. Actually, it can be quite expensive to keep 16 year old cars running. I’m glad you’re making decisions that work for you, 16-year-old-cars lady, but those decisions may not work for everyone in every circumstance. You know that, right?[/quote]

don't be an a$$. My 16 yo car is much cheaper to own than a new car.

- np[/quote]

You realize that may be true one year and not the next, right?  And you can't know in advance?  And it depends on how much you drive, and a lot of other factors?

[b]No reason to call someone names just because you have a different opinion.[/b]

- NP, who is certain a $119/mo lease would be better for my in-laws than their constantly troublesome older car, and having no car and using Uber cheaper still.[/quote]

Not because OP has a different opinion, but because OP had a different priority and now complaining that she cannot pay for her kid's education unless school gives her more money. That money, some part of it anyway, is subsidized by families who saved over the years.

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What's the reason you called her an "a$$" then? The car issue was all you added.

For the record I agree with you on the financial aid issue.  Stick to that and off the car strawman next time, and avoid name calling, and you'll have a lot more support.[/quote]

I said "don't be an a$$" to PP (who wasn't the OP). I thought PP's post was obnoxious so I said don't be an a$$ above. I still standby what I said. Keep in mind there are multiple people responding without identifying. [/quote]

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