Comments on: How To Calculate Your Expected Family Contribution (EFC) https://thecollegeinvestor.com/23326/calculate-expected-family-contribution/ Navigating Money And Education Mon, 16 Sep 2024 21:35:48 +0000 hourly 1 By: Robert Farrington https://thecollegeinvestor.com/23326/calculate-expected-family-contribution/#comment-468011 Tue, 16 Nov 2021 16:01:27 +0000 https://thecollegeinvestor.com/?p=23326#comment-468011 In reply to TJR.

Sadly the opposite is happening – the asset protection allowance is actually going to 0.

]]> By: TJR https://thecollegeinvestor.com/23326/calculate-expected-family-contribution/#comment-468010 Tue, 16 Nov 2021 15:29:20 +0000 https://thecollegeinvestor.com/?p=23326#comment-468010 Unfortunately, the FAFSA protected amounts are completely unrealistic. The savings protection should be increased by a factor of 50-100 (not 50-100%, but 50-100 times!) given that most couples in their 60’s really need around $1-2M to retire.

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