The FAFSA survival guide for your whole family
Photo credit: iStock | If your family needs help paying for college, you have to file the FAFSA -- the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
Let’s be honest: Completing the FAFSA -- that’s short for Free Application for Federal Student Aid -- is about as much fun as showing up to your algebra class and hearing the words “pop quiz.”
But if your family needs help paying for college, you have to file the FAFSA. Schools use the FAFSA results to award federal, state and even some private loans, grants and scholarships.
The FAFSA...
