Yeah, my parents made too much for me to get shit regardless of the fact I was living on my own and paying for everything myself. But I couldn't declare myself as independant unless I was 26 or married. It's a bullshit system. I was half debating finding a fellow student that wanted to get temporarily hitched just for FAFSA benefits.
Yes, but my dad in a separate household wasn't as stupid/Reagan-brain-rotted and also had VA benefits to applied to children, and left an inheritance earmarked for college (because he knew my stepmom definitely wasn't going to help).
Bonus Points: all of them but dad had their own college tuitions paid in full by their parents.
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Bougie_Birdie@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 27 pts · 1y
Did anybody else have parents who made too much money to qualify for student loans, but never put away money for college?
Fosheze@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 1y
Yeah, my parents made too much for me to get shit regardless of the fact I was living on my own and paying for everything myself. But I couldn't declare myself as independant unless I was 26 or married. It's a bullshit system. I was half debating finding a fellow student that wanted to get temporarily hitched just for FAFSA benefits.
danciestlobster@lemm.ee · 10 pts · 1y
Sort of, just parents who made too much money to qualify but didn't want to financially support me though college.
DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social · 3 pts · 1y
Yes, but my dad in a separate household wasn't as stupid/Reagan-brain-rotted and also had VA benefits to applied to children, and left an inheritance earmarked for college (because he knew my stepmom definitely wasn't going to help).
Bonus Points: all of them but dad had their own college tuitions paid in full by their parents.