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<blockquote> <p>they have to look backwards to look ahead, yet don't consider that one aspect of expenditures in 2004.>></p> </blockquote>
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<p>Yes. Clearly, our family will have $30,000 less in "available" income than we had the year prior to our son going to college...That is not a determining factor in finaid calculations.</p>