What is the point of saving?

<p>Also, Greyhoundlover, a school may have its own financial aid application that you fill out in addition to the FAFSA. If this form asks about home equity, ages of other children etc, those are CSS Profile type questions & this school may ask for the Non-Custodial Parent’s income & assets. One of my children attends a school with its own FA application that asks these questions. Instead of filing out a CSS Profile, the school’s own form uses same questions from the Profile!</p>