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    I don't know whether an offer of steak knives would have the same appeal as, say, an option to purchase Guatemala. Fine coffee growing region, Gautemala, which could appeal to vegetarians far more than the steak knives would.

    I'm no longer worried all that much about paying for either college or retirement.



    I got a great investment deal in my e-mail, see. I expect to be getting my payment from Nigeria any day now. wink


    I wonder if IKEA makes college degrees...


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    Any of you who have adopted children from DCF, or whose children have ever been in DCF custody (foster care), should look into whether your state provides tuition-waivers at state universities for them. I believe CA, TX, FL, and MA do, and there may be others.


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    And HK, I bet IKEA does. They're flat, yk.


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    Sadly, most universities seem to look only at income and number of students currently in or about to be in college. Money saved as cash or stocks did not seem to impact the cost estimator very much. FAFSA has to be filled out every year, so decreased income would have to last at least four years (the calendar year before high school graduation until senior year of college).

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    That is a really awesome tip, aeh. I'm looking to see if it applies in my state, because I have friends that it could apply to.


    ETA: (It does-- but stipulates when the foster care had to have occurred-- and it's during the teen years, not early childhood. That's too bad.)




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    Bankruptcy it is!

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    If you still have a teenager at home, there is still plenty of time to engage in behavior egregious enough to get them tossed into the foster care system.


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    Originally Posted by JonLaw
    If you still have a teenager at home, there is still plenty of time to engage in behavior egregious enough to get them tossed into the foster care system.

    I think I just finalized my college savings plan.

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    Originally Posted by JonLaw
    If you still have a teenager at home, there is still plenty of time to engage in behavior egregious enough to get them tossed into the foster care system.

    LOL. That is the best plan so far!

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    Originally Posted by ultramarina
    Ah, they don't look at your house? There you go. Take all our savings and upgrade! (while the kids are moving out...hmmm)

    I guess I'd need to quit well before we apply since they look at the prior year's income. Oh hell, I don't know. I worry because my income is annoyingly unpredictable, making it hard to know how much we can save or what to expect at the time we will actually apply for aid.

    Maybe, I will upgrade my house and work pro bono for a nonprofit for a couple of years before my child goes to college grin

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