Grandparent 529 exempt from FAFSA? I recently heard that a new rule exempts grandparent 529 accounts from FAFSA consideration. With rising tuition costs, this is of interest to me, if true. Does anyone have more insight to share on this before I approach my parents? submitted by /u/sphrintze

FAFSA won’t approve my application as an independent under 25. What do I do? TLDR: I am under 25, support myself, and do not have any parent tax information; FAFSA won’t approve my application. Long background: My parent has not filed taxes since 2019, so I have not been able to add their tax information to my FAFSA and have not been able to get any financial aid. I have been filing as independent on my taxes since 2022;…

The Latest FAFSA Form is Available. It Works Fine. The rollout of the new student aid form last year was a debacle. This year’s beta testing has gone better. Next up: millions of users and a new administration.

How do I help my employee’s kids without messing up their FAFSA applications??? I have a phenomenal employee at my small business who is the single mom of 3 kids. She works very hard to make sure they have opportunities she never had, but I know she does not have enough left to save for college. I would love to start a 529 plan for her kids that I can contribute to, but I don’t want it to affect their eligibility for aid th…