Budgeting Your FAFSA Return

09/30/21 • 11 min

Woohoo! You've just received a refund check from your student financial aid! Before you go on a spending spree, there are a few thing that you need to consider. On today's episode of Grown Up U, Alison Crane, Family and Consumer Sciences Agent, will talk about the educational and living expenses that your refund is meant to cover and how to budget it wisely so that you can actually afford to stay in school.

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Grown Up U - Budgeting Your FAFSA Return

Transcript

Alison Crane: You just received your FAFSA refund, you now have several thousand dollars of unexpected money in your bank account before you go on a spending spree, you need to make a plan. Remember, it may seem like money, but actually it's not!

Podcast Opener: Adulting – Thinking of all the things adults have to do can be intimidating. Maybe you are realizing just how much you don't know about living on your own.

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