I did some grocery shopping the other night and while I was standing at the check out, I noticed a few interesting reads that were worth throwing into the cart. The first were a few magazines that really only keep me entertained for the first read, this is probably why I like EZines so much, they’re usually free and easier to discard when you’re done with them. Then I began looking through the books, and after turning my nose up at romance novels (they scare me), I found “The Complete Idiots Guide to Financial Aid for College“.

With a $6 price-tag it was cheap enough to throw into the cart and hope to learn something from it. I browsed through it while the women was ringing up my groceries and while it seemed interesting at first, something deep down inside told me this was going to be a waste of money. Fighting this fear, for the sake of getting back into school, I proceeded with the purchase.

I get home, unload the groceries and after whipping up dinner for Sean and I, I sat down for the half hour until dinner was done in the oven to do some reading. Now, the book I linked above is a much larger version. The one I picked up is the readers digest sized version and I’m not even sure if it houses all of the same information that the $13 Amazon based book does.

Anyhoo. I browsed through the pages in hopes to find something that I’ve been missing. I’ve filled out my FAFSA but naturally I want to look into other routes. Scholarships and Grants are the big ones for me considering they don’t require being paid back and I’m still able to get into school to get the degree I truly desire.

Even though I’m 23 years-old and no longer living under my father’s roof I still need to use his income for the FAFSA which I find absurd because he’s no longer financially responsible for me, by any means. Yes, I asked him to co-sign on a personal loan for me but he wasn’t the one handing me the money, and I’m the one paying it back.

The jist of this book tells you that Government Financial Aid is the route to take, another is directly through the school. I already knew this, why in holy hell did I buy this book?

I’m selling it on eBay for the $6 I paid for it. :hmph: