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[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]

[b]We have a 22 year old car running strong and very little work done.  We just got rid of a 15 year old car as I did not feel safe.  We put off buying cars to build the college fund.  Why is it surprising? [/quote][/b]

I don't find it surprising either.  We're running the old cars into the ground because it makes the most financial sense.  A least it an added cost to us because the old cars were paid off a decade ago.  They still run just fine.  When we get to the point that one of them costs more to repair than is worth it, we will either buy a used certified car or lease.  Meanwhile, adult child is buying own car so he can get to work.  We need a fourth for a student car so he can go back and forth but that's just not happening with two kids in and out of college.  We received no financial aid (only FAFSA $5K unsubsidized loans taken out by both children) and no merit aid at schools that the children wanted to attend.  One child received offers for tuition but at third tier colleges rarely discussed on this board (in exchange for his ACT scores).[/quote]

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