Use FAFSA To Pay For College?

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FAFSA is required to get a high school diploma in my State
Comment from : David Lightman

Need based loans doesn't work for everyone My dad made too much to qualify since he owned his own business but most of the profit went back into the business This prevented me from getting any help paying for college I managed to work 40hrs a week and finish my AS degree without debt Now I'm grinding to save and invest before finishing my BS
Comment from : Flat Stanley

Is filling out the FAFSA required? My son is looking to apply to several colleges soon (I make too much to qualify for any aid) and I don't understand why I'm being told that it is REQUIRED to give my tax returns etc in order for him to apply to a college
Comment from : G Delete

If only I wasn't barred from putting my fafsa through due to being a dependency override transfer student I qualify for Cal grant but I probably wont get it till next year The fafsa system isn't for people with different circumstances Good thing I've been on beans and rice for a while lol
Comment from : Kacy Deyoe

Why would I pay for school when FAFSA is helping me to go to school? Absolutely nonsense
Comment from : Keira Portillo

I understand about poor people but I disagree there many that do meet criteria
Comment from : Donell Williams

🇺🇸 I didn't qualify for a penny! Been investing since my son was born I told my wife we won't qualify but she did it! Waste of time it's marketing for banks!
Comment from : Seymore Fact

Some states require this for graduation from high school
Comment from : john jones

hmmm maybe not you rich in NY right 😆 brBless
Comment from : Hyki_- DW

I'm self-funding my degree However, FAFSA is required to receive most scholarships and federal work study I filled it out, knowing I will not need the loans but to qualify for future grants
Comment from : LadyDraconus

Pell Grant is for students who have low EFCs or Expected Family Contributions
Comment from : Lady Liberty

Only an idiot wouldn't fill out the FAFSAbrbrAnd the value of your house has nothing to do with it
Comment from : Jim Klemens

In SC, FAFSA is also used for our state life scholarshipbrbrI think he needs to tell them that federal scholarships through FAFSA is not determined through how much they have saved, only through income and family size
Comment from : brian heyward

Use FASFA people His advice on this one is ridiculous
Comment from : tfit tread

I got over 8K this year because I filled out FASFA! Apply to FASFA
Comment from : Oluwatobiloba Odebo

This system in America is so unfair… There r ppl out here like myself who works hards n by the time I’m done paying billz I have nothing left, so that left my child not get free school or food stamp… it’s unfair to the working class ppl !!!
Comment from : Buggu

What's the option? Lie about your income or saving? C'mon, think this through All the people commenting about "fill it out"- he never said not to Listening comprehension By the way, no one "takes away" your savings You either spend it on your kids or you don't Your choice
Comment from : James Hough

This video reeks of privilege
Comment from : agreedboarart

Say yes to free money and stay out of student loan debt? Why would anyone do that?
Comment from : Nick Hill

Dave, I disagree with you Many colleges use information from FAFSA to determine how to distribute institutional need based grants and scholarships, regardless if a students receives Pell Grants or federal loans, in fact some colleges won't even give scholarships to those who don't fill it out Either way, fill it out because you don't have to take any federal loans offered, but have it ready for any college that asks for it
Comment from : Joey Crasher

Thanks to Fafsa I was able to graduate with my bachelors in business management
Comment from : Mike Flo

Lol it is for
Comment from : Eevee Lover666lol_JK

Josh Is On A Mission: PR Real Estate & Finance

FAFSA is a must for attending college Should you completely depend on it? No, but definitely take advantage of it!
Comment from : Josh Is On A Mission: PR Real Estate & Finance

It’s not that expensive for college Save for a year and Go to a state community college and get an associate for around $2000brNot horrible price brGotta work and go to school but it is possible It’s hard and takes work but it’s possible
Comment from : BEAR777

I spent the first few years in college paying out-of-pocket thinking i wouldnt get anything from it This semester I applied just to see The application was super easy and i was able to afford 2 classes Its something! I barely get anything back from taxes and I pay about 20 percent of my yearly income in taxes
Comment from : Alexandra Heinstein

Dave is closed minded for this one Many colleges require it to be filled out for their own merit based scholarships Mine did
Comment from : Sam Yazz

But you're required to fill out the fafsa for subsidized loans and work study Also some school scholarships
Comment from : Samwise G

Why is he talking about fafsa as if it is a negative thing? He also sounds condescending when he discusses how pell is for “poor” folks He sounds ignorant
Comment from : muse me

College ain’t as cheap as it was back in the day Dave
Comment from : CJ

Fill out FAFSA, be smart and ignore the loans, taking the pell grant u get and take the scholarships your university gives you which can be blocked by NOT filling out FAFSA
Comment from : Jose Manuel Herrera Sebastian

He never said to not fill out the fafsa, he just explained how it worked
Comment from : D D

Always apply! Pell grant paid for my college classes and it did not encourage me to stay poor It helped me to be debt free with a 4 year degree I had no parental support for college and FASFA made it possible I also worked while going to school and I am not poor
Comment from : Annie Curtis

Fafsa helped me graduate without debt They covered about 75 of my courses I only had to pay a few thousand out of pocket Bless Up
Comment from : Saul Reyes

All Dave did was ramble on about the ethics of the matter Clearly the caller (or the person he was representing) is not going to be swayed by that argument
Comment from : Jason Roos

I got married early on while in college which made FAFSA based off of mine and my wife’s income We chose a school that was cheap and because of that both of our degrees were practically paid for through FAFSA It might not play out like that for everyone but it sure worked for us!
Comment from : Ben Platt

Lots of people saying this is bad advice but I know more than one person that quit their jobs so that the next year they would qualify for Pell Grants Dave is saying that you should not intentionally stay poor to qualify for Pell Grants Which I certainly agree with Pell grants give a maximum of what like $11000 a year and only if you are just absolutely dirt poor Even the cheapest University costs more than that a year so you are going to have to work or get money from your parents anyway My buddy quit his $30000 a year job so that he could qualify for $11000 worth Pell Grants the next year The math just does't make sense when you see it like that
Comment from : Joseph Ditton

Fafsa can also be used for school need based aid
Comment from : Robert Hovenkamp

Really stupid advice
Comment from : Liam Maple

Yesyou are a millionaire Dave We know that
Comment from : Richard davis

I love Dave, but this is the dumbest take I've ever heard You don't automatically get disqualified from financial aid based on parent's income There's so much more that goes into it and I'm shocked that none of his children even filled out an application
Comment from : Jacob Stanziole

Not a good advice from davebrFafsa is good just apply and see it's a gov grant
Comment from : Halfway Trucking

This guy literally hates poor people Forgive us for not being born with a silver spoon in our mouths Some of us didn't have the opportunity to stupidly lose a million dollars in a bad business deal to learn how to manage our finances 🙄🙄
Comment from : Dria Lathrop

You have to fill out the FAFSA for work study
Comment from : Adrianne Sills

This is a bit misleading When I went to college, I was unable to even begin to qualify for a lot of scholarships without filing a FAFSA Even if you don’t qualify for free grants from the government, you should still file one because many scholarships require it
Comment from : C J

Poor people get all the breaks at the cost of middle class Bunch of BS
Comment from : Mr Gilmore

I don't get any FAFSA because I work to support myself FAFSA didn't work for me because I made "to much money" even though I was living off unemployment lol FAFSA is a scam for working human beings
Comment from : Attack Chopper

Please do not listen to him He is not informed abour this topic If you do good at school You have good grades Good ACT and SAT scores You make 100,000 a year You still can qualify to go to top colleges like Stanford for free
Comment from : Maria C LopezdeAvelar

First line of his answer and I'm gone Not sure why these videos are usually the top result bc he's full of it
Comment from : saikanonojutsu

Dave is wrong FAFSA is good Just fill out Dave's doesn't have experience with it poor advice
Comment from : Halfway Trucking

When I filled out my fafsa, the loan offer was in two parts: One to offer the tuition and the other for living expenses I always just chose the tuition If I hadn’t, my loan would have been 50k instead of 25k I paid that 25k off in 10 years
Comment from : KRISIS1451

Bad advice 1 Fill out now so that in case of a change in circumstances (say an unforeseen medical debt) the kids have the option of getting loans 2 A few colleges make you fill out a FAFSA to get merit aid 3 If you attend a private school, the combination of the FAFSA and CSS Profile will get used for some middle income scholarships -- not necessarily just for poor families Dave is correct that it doesn't make sense for people in HIS tax bracket But even low 6-figures can benefit from aid at private schools
Comment from : Santiago Mejia

Wish I could’ve worked while I was getting my 2-year degree Life isn’t always that straight forward
Comment from : kashfortheking

I know this video is from 2016, but here's something I don't understand: My 76 year old mom is retired and receives Medicaid with her Social Security because she doesn't work anymore I thought that Medicaid was Welfare and Medicare was for people receiving Social Security, a/k/a retired or disabled people This is news to me! Mom and I don't consider Medicare as Welfare She paid off her home and car years ago and this is a big surprise to us Thank you to any responses
Comment from : Jennifer Roshto

JUST STOP BEING POOR!!
Comment from : SilvioManfredDante85

Terrible advice, private colleges look at your Fafsa to determine need based aid packages that are from privately funded scholarships, buddy clearly doesn’t know how this works
Comment from : Kyle Caudill

Even if you do get Grant's from FAFSA you should try to have an off campus job to help with other stuff and you can get a few tax deductions if you are in college if you pay out of pocket for college expenses which can be very helpful as well
Comment from : Michelle Marie

Dave’s so out of touch with reality
Comment from : Jake Gentry

Completely wrong about most of this Schools use the FAFSA for their own need-based grants and merit-based grants for middle class people
Comment from : Sean Benak

I’ve never disagreed with him on anything except today FILL OUT THAT FAFSA! It’s helped my “poor” self Sooo many times Do it!!!!
Comment from : Perla A

Do you know where ee live sir? Most of us are not able to afford collage, but want out of the struggle!!
Comment from : Autumn Martin

TERRIBLE advice Dave You need to learn more about FAFSA There isn’t JUST PELL grants
Comment from : Kim Asaro

I was just excepted into a college in Quebec Canada I have 40 of 90 credits from here in the US that will transfer there I found out I might get Federal student loans that I can use in Canada The tuition is cheaper there but I don't have quite the money I already have a BA degree in Computer Science and working on a second degree in French I feel with both degrees from the US and one from Canada I would have a big leverage to be able to work anywhere and make more money
Comment from : 2380Shaw

Pay taxes but dont take advantage of government assistance for college? Horrible advice!
Comment from : William Gettings

FASFA is not a tool poor adults are using to send their kids to college, it is a tool their kids are using to get out of their parents situation ❗️❗️
Comment from : Sheyanne McKinney

The thing is, I paid for my education and contributed for my kids' schooling too I voluntarily contribute to my old schools and their scholarship funds, but federal aid comes from resources they took without asking me And now that I took care of my own, they use these aid programs to pay for other people's kids Is that really moral?
Comment from : Michael Woods

Fafsa is not only for poor people Fafsa is also made for middle class people who can afford to live comfortably, but cannot afford to take their three children to college It’s kind of ignorant for multimillionaires to brag about their kids going to college debt free because guess what, dad can pay for it
Comment from : Pitufo

Dave you’re a millionaire, we get it you cash flowed your kids’ college But that’s not the reality for most Americans Fasfa is necessary Get real
Comment from : Alice Azzun

This was eye openingbrThank you Dave!
Comment from : celia olarte

I grew up poor, so I got the free ride for my associates,I’m using this to my advantage while working This is saving my life
Comment from : Shucky ducky Quack quack

6/17/19Well paid parents with good jobs would rather BUY A NEW CAR than help pay for theirbrkid to get thru college with NO DEBT!
Comment from : Eileene Clark

why are you not eligible for any type of scholarships if you don't fill out the FAFsa???
Comment from : mimi7914

The most messed up thing about FAFSA is that you have to report your parents income until you’re 24, even if you’re independent for tax purposes and otherwise Many students ARE broke and get nothing because of what their father that they haven’t seen for years makes, etc FAFSA helps poor students who have poor parents, but not poor students in general People are falling through the cracks all the time with FAFSA You can be 100 supporting yourself in pennies and get nothing What a joke
Comment from : Mikayla Woolley

Fill out FAFSA since colleges give grants even if is not a lot Our son went to a public state school They gave everyone at least 45000 per semester to say they give aid to everyone We made 96,000 and still got 1,200 We did not qualify for PELL My job gave 3,500 scholarships and they wanted the FAFSA They gave over 300 scholarships
Comment from : busy mom

They are programs that allow the household income be up to 200k
Comment from : Yahaira Florentino

Fill out your fafsa! Many colleges require it for merit based scholarships!
Comment from : Jillian McAllister

Most schools require that you fill out a FAFSA
Comment from : Jim Roscovius

There are Pell grants and Cal grants At least in California
Comment from : HueTubeR

I’m curious to know what Dave’s GPA wasI don’t think working 40 hours a week while being a STEM major would work for most unless your really smart and don’t have to study at all Especially if your in a major like biology and using that to get into med school, dental school etc you need a high gps on top of it I know I worked part time when I was a undergrad bio major and that was tough I was always studying, and doing lab reports I didn’t even have time to party on The weekends since that’s when I worked my part time job
Comment from : Zach Walters

Either way college is not affordable Too many students take out way too much debt to attend and that's the real problem College is just too expensive
Comment from : John Dyer

It's for State aide too, not just Pell Grants You are penalized by saving Dave is so wrong on all accounts here
Comment from : teeduck

I'm attending a community college and I'm literally getting paid to go there, since I get a $2900 refund from both the fed and state gov each semester
Comment from : victor garcia

Comment from : Turnpost2552

The money I got from FAFSA was enough to cover my entire tuition for the first 4 years I was in college The last year when I was finishing up my BSN degree I was already a nurse so I paid my way through that last year myself But I could not have imagined going through college without my Pell Grants
Comment from : Simply Fit & Healthy

If you or your folks make a lot Applying for fafsa just means taking loans
Comment from : Knockout Investing

I read it does not matter how much you make, filling out the FAFSA aids in what scholarships the specific colleges will consider for you, and to estimate the family contribution, which is required for many applications I have done
Comment from : Nayeli Arredondo

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Comment from : Rosa Bawono Wenas

Wow Dave really?brI am debt free now following your plan that believe in so much MY mother honestly couldnt afford college for all of us and FAFSA helped us out tremendously No student loan debts I thought you would appreciate that We never lied or cheated the government Thank God Im able to follow your baby steps so I could save for college for my children My mom is listening to you now wishing she knew of you when she was raising us to make make smart decisions
Comment from : Shermaine

I think Dave did spend time listening to the real concern of the caller BUT ALSO many commenters didn't get Dave's point brSo all of us are confusion LolbrbrDave is not bashing people From doing fafsa,brHe's bashing the people that lie to get some aidbrbrWhen he says "is for poor people" he is not saying it in a derogatory way brHe feels some people are taking the $$ away from the real people in need, if you are tricking the system by making it look you are poorbrThat's why he made the nursing home examplebrbrAnyways brHe should of saidbr"Let them file with an open mind, and be blessed either way"
Comment from : Taga Way

What if you can't get your parents to get the taxes from the IRS?
Comment from : Autumn Maynard

Thanks to the FAFSA, I've gotten close to 20k a year in grants Combine that with my merit and private scholarships, and private school has become less expensive than public school FAFSA would have given me a lot less if I went public and I'd miss out on those merit scholarships private schools can afford
Comment from : Jacob G

Take dull enrollment where you can take college credit classes for free
Comment from : israel arechiga

Absolutely you need to fill out the FAFSA It doesn’t matter how much you’re family makes, you definitely need to fill out the FAFSA if you need Pell Grants and other financial aid I’m sorry, but I disagree with Dave on this one
Comment from : John Danielson