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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Could someone please explain, because it [b]sounds like people with nice resources feeling entitled to more than they can afford[/b].[/quote]

Sounds like you've defined it for yourself and are angling for a fight.[/quote]
It sounds like you disagree with someone's opinion. Does it hit a little too close?[/quote]

I'm not pp, but allow me to chime in here. I'll also disclose that our kids' 529s are way more than enough for college, so I have no personal dog in this fight.

Here are my comments: why do you have to be confrontational and nasty about a substantive discussion? Who cares if pp defines themself as a donut hole family; what's the point of your "does it hit a little too close?" jibe? You're just being a jerk. And for what it's worth I agree with pp that the OP was angling for a fight in "asking a question" while putting forth a definition that was value-laden and judgmental.[/quote]
Actually sounds like you want a fight. Meh, have at it. [b]I didn't throw the first punch.[/b] Since when is asking honestly for clarification of someone's/many ones whines about their perceived oppression "angling for a fight"?[b] I've never heard the term donut hole family, except here.[/b] If you want sympathy for your donut hole-ness coming out swinging at someone who doesn't agree with you, really isn't the way to do it.[/quote]

OP threw the first punch.

The term "donut hole" or "doughnut hole" to refer to families too rich to get need-based aid and too poor to pay full freight is in common usage:

https://www.marketplace.org/2021/01/27/finding-affordable-college-merit-scholarship-need-based-aid-fafsa-full-tuition-ron-lieber/

[i]And it’s grown increasingly tricky for middle-class families who fall into the so-called “doughnut hole” of financial aid. That’s when you earn too much money to qualify for significant need-based aid through the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) but too little to pay the full price out of pocket. [/i]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/get-there/wp/2015/01/29/middle-class-families-are-fed-up-with-their-financial-aid-options/

[i]It’s also important to remember, though, that colleges and states are setting aside more money for students whose families earn as much as $150,000, if not more in some cases. Schools have been using a portion of the money they once earmarked for the neediest kids to attract students in the “donut hole” of financial aid.[/i]

https://hathawaycollegefunding.com/financial-aid-donut-hole/

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