<p>Why did we get married? Because we want to be partners and spend the rest of our lives with each other. We’ll get around to living together, most likely, but the marriage is about commitment. This whole money thing didn’t seem important.</p>
<p>My wife actually doesn’t make that much money. She owns rental properties which she maintains and collects rent from. Her actual taxable income is similar to mine, but because she owns the buildings outright, they count as assets and the formula assumes that you can “spend” 5% of your assets on college costs each year. That plus the income puts her out of range of an financial aid. </p>
<p>My ex has not remarried, so no help there.</p>
<p>It appears that some colleges do primarily consider the resources of biological parents. A NY Times article mentions Tufts as one. Anyone know of any others?</p>