So maybe this isn’t the actual quote, but I think it applies. Benjamin Franklin may not have known about the FAFSA, but if he did, I bet he would have written it my way. Well while you may not be…
Maybe you’ve completed your FAFSA, maybe you’ve already done the IRS Data Retrieval, and you are sitting back thinking “I am so ahead of this!” Life is great, right? Well, sort of. Let’s make sure you’ve remembered the other financial…
So this title is really for the parents out there (or the older students, maybe). Anyone remember the Beach Boys classic “Help Me Rhonda”? Maybe we need to write a spoof called “Help me FAFSA”? I’m not the Beach Boys,…
So today is October 2nd. Have you filed your FAFSA for 2020-21 yet? Don’t panic, I’ve got you covered. Some of you adults will get this joke: I am not just the president of the hair club for men, I…
We are sailing in choppy seas. Between the Coronavirus pandemic, the rising unemployment, civil unrest, and political chaos, it may feel like everything is out of control. Back when moneyman (that’s me!), laid out some themes for this year’s blog…
In today’s cancel culture, maybe you’ve heard of JK JK? And, no, I’m not talking today about JK Rowling’s ridiculously offensive tweetstorm (although you could message me and we could have a WHOLE conversation about that). So, Philip J. Fry,…
Archie Bunker was a bigot. He was a loud-mouthed, closed-minded, assertively prejudiced, blue collar bigot who dreamed of a time when people who thought like him would be in charge of the country. And Archie Bunker would have hated what…
Let’s face it. Verification isn’t fun. When you are selected for verification, it can feel like a burden, and it may feel like those of us who are working in financial aid are trying to “get into your business”. Trust…
So not everything you read on the Internet is true. I know. Shocker. Some things on the Internet need to be taken with a fair amount of disbelief. Almost an approach of “trust, but verify“. So I can understand if…
“Trust, but verify“. Or in Russian, “Doveryáy, no proveryáy.” It rhymes in Russian. Cute, huh? But where does it come from? This expression, popularized by Ronald Reagan in the context of nuclear disarmament talks with the Russians, has become a…
