Jump to content

Menu

crazyforlatin

Members
  • Posts

    5,001
  • Joined

  • Last visited

Everything posted by crazyforlatin

  1. So true, if Dd does not see a label, she’s not eating it. But she’s been at friends’ home recently and their parents know in advance and prepare foods so that she is able to stay for dinner.
  2. May I ask which CBD brand? I do take CBD gummies but they are no longer working. And I tried CBD cream for tennis elbow but that hasn’t worked either. I’m really leaning towards vaping if it means no pain and sleeping well. I’ll deal with my lungs in the future.
  3. Wait, you said 2.5 times FAFSA which is the number they churn out on the final page, EFC? Are you saying that a private college accepted and wants you to pay 2.5x that amount? Our previous amount was basically full pay because of the rental property so it couldn’t have gone any higher. Actually nvm it could go higher because my friend was charged a tuition and room and board of about $90k. So the EFC is what we should be able to pay but colleges may overlook that amount and do their own calculations unless the EFC is high and then they follow it.
  4. So after a lot of unsuccessful late night FAFSA submissions I chatted with their support today. Anyone else find the FAFSA difficult to navigate? There’s the student section that the parent can enter for the student. There’s the parent section that I created but forgot about which I don’t think has been used yet. To make any change in parents financials, both need to be logged in. But I had to log out in order to log in to the student account. FAFSA last was nice enough to stand by. If unsuccessful they would need to mail out SAR and then we send it back the original with a turn around timeline of 3-4 weeks. Turns out there is a place to change the number for assets (non-cash). I spoke with the CPA recommended here last October and emailed her yesterday. I haven’t attempted it yet but she says CSS cannot be revised. The school will need to change it to reflect FAFSA. Right now if the aid doesn’t amount to much (based on the EFC - I thought it would be lower based on 0 property), I don’t think I want to move back and lose the rent that pays for the upkeep of the house. And I don’t think the 2 colleges will offer enough to compensate. But they can’t tell me what the numbers are until I appeal. Are EFC numbers taken into account by the colleges? RPI is looking really good right now. They were really generous. But we’re in CA.
  5. Same - DD’s close friend is finishing up freshman year. We’re always getting pictures. Apparently a lot of places snowed this week but not at RIT, the one place you think would be heavy with snow.
  6. One does the other doesn’t. The one that does require CSS - shouldn’t I also revise it and send it? I couldn’t get into FAFSA yesterday so haven’t looked into which line to correct, but I do remember CSS asking for the value of the rental property. Which means rather than putting down a value I’m supposed to not mention rented property like I’m living there now.
  7. Is FAFSA just for federal aid? And CSS for something else? Even now I’m confused why some schools need both yet others just need FAFSA. I thought it was the CSS that if revised would give us more aid from the school but the one school that had a CSS requirement didn’t mention revising it. If it doesn’t make that much difference I’m not sure I want to move back.
  8. Thanks Lori for taking the time! We moved in with my parents in order to be in the city for a few years for various reasons, but now that high school is done, we’re moving back to the rental property. It’s our only property located in a rather high COL which made us look like we could afford these private colleges. So dh just got out of another accepted school tour and asked if we could get more aid. They want us to revise the FAFSA to reduce the value of the asset. They will do a verification later. So I think I’m supposed to go to each accepted school to ask if they will accept a revised FAFSA? Or send a revised FAFSA to all the accepted schools? Yet both schools never mentioned CSS. I guess I’ll know within a couple of weeks to see if a revised FAFSA will generate more aid.
  9. When we filed FAFSA in October we were considering moving back to the rental in the summer in order to have more financial aid. But we had to put the value of the asset at the time of submission. Yesterday we talked with the a financial counselor at a college and mentioned that we would move back to the rental in the summer. She changed the asset to $0 on her end of the FAFSA. She wants us to file an appeal with the school so that we could be considered for more aid. And, she suggested changing my side of the FAFSA to $0. Otherwise there’s still not going to be any aid with other schools. Should I do this? I thought at the time of submission if we are not living in the rental I need to report it as an asset.
  10. Of course mine is on the list. Thanks for posting! I would have thought Amazon would notify as they have a record that I bought it.
  11. Has anyone gotten a digital perm and more specifically a root perm? Dd has curtain bangs but doesn’t want to put a roller every morning. Her hair is fine so someone suggested a root perm. Plus she tried putting a roller, but it didn’t work like shown on Instagram. It’s more limp in the front than anywhere else. I’m not sure she’s ready for a digital perm yet though if it lasts only for about 6 months and includes the root and seems to be the same price, might as well try it. Is 17 yo too young to be getting perms? Actually when I was 16 yo I got one and really regretted it since I have course hair and had a lot of hair when I was a teen.
  12. I think one of the most thoughtful acts is to make arrangements now rather than having the kids do it. Dh parents did that, and mine have as well even for me. I don't find it sad. It's extremely condiderate to make preparations now so that there is no added stress for our loved ones. Grieving while finding plots is a terrible experience.
  13. What type of doctor would a patient go to for the consultation? Plastic surgeon?
  14. Would insurance cover this procedure?
  15. This is perfect! I do best when things are laid out plainly especially with pictures.
  16. Eww 6 layers? I want to start working on the first. I’m feeling a little motivated by this thread, so I’m going to start planking. How many layers would that target?
  17. This was a lot of fun looking at your teas. @Hilltopmomi envy your kitchen! It’s huge! You worked fast and it looks so much better now.
  18. The other day Dd attended a college visit at a local cafe with the cutest backyard. The cafe closed the shop for about 2-3 hours.
  19. My friend is thinking of a small wedding and looking at Airbnbs with a large yard.
  20. I haven’t followed that closely - how did he get in? Was the front door unlocked? I know it’s very common to leave doors unlocked even after everyone is asleep in some of the college towns in that area.
  21. We have waterchef, linked here. Easy to install.
  22. So nice to see an update from you, Halcyon! Congratulations to your son, I still remember looking at your blog years and years ago 😄.
  23. Does the teen need to be 18 years old to be authorized user on parent’s credit card? Dd has a debit card since 16 yo that is attached to her own bank account with money from summer camp.
  24. In California at least, you can buy a full size plot (burial plot?) and put in 4-5 urns of ashes. And you can have a burial plus 1-2 urns of ashes on top of the coffin (obviously with some distance). That’s not specifically what you asked but I was surprised to learn it’s not one plot one person. Must be the high cost of land in California. I just know the costs of transporting human remains (not ashes) internationally. I’ve looked into transportation costs within 30 miles, just not 10 hours away.
  25. Pure monk sugar is really expensive, so another sugar substitute is usually present. I don’t bake much, but I did recently for peach pie and apple crisp. No one noticed a difference. I don’t have sugar in the house, usually. If anyone wants to make chai here they settle for monk sugar/erithritol mixture. In tea you may taste a slight difference. It’s a matter if adjusting your palette if you want to reduce sugar intake.
×
×
  • Create New...