FAFSA = Procrastination

Yeah.  Took me two months to complete this sucker.  I would always sit down feeling very proud of myself that I was finally getting this done.  Wouldn't you know five minutes in to it I would be missing a paper or my pass code, etc.  Then the procrastination would set in AGAIN.  Anyway, I've decided to make you a list of things you need before you fill this out.  You will then copy and paste it and email it to yourself so you will have it at your fingertips.  Let's do this!

http://www.fafsa.ed.gov

If you are not officially divorced IT'S OK!  You can file SINGLE with only YOUR taxes.  You just separate it out. 

Things they FAIL to tell you that you will NEED:

* Know what school you want to go to.  So research prior.
* SAVE YOUR PIN if you lose it then click here..
http://www.pin.ed.gov/PINWebApp/pinindex.jsp
* The new section asks if you are a DISLOCATED worker.  This means UNEMPLOYED.
* Most importantly, make sure you have your transcripts from high school or college.  The colleges you want to go to need them and they need the ORIGINALS.  This could take weeks...In my case it's almost been 3 weeks and they still don't have them...  Blah.

*To obtain your transcript you need to contact your prior school.  Tell them to send the transcripts to YOU.  When you receive it DO NOT OPEN IT.  Then personally take it to the school.  This helps avoid things getting "LOST" in the mail.  I asked for two copies, one for each school I am applying for.

NEED:

	Your Social Security Number. Be sure it is correct!
	Your driver's license (if any)
	Your 2009 W-2 Forms and other records of money earned
	Your (and your spouse´s, if you are married) 2009 Federal Income Tax Return. IRS 1040, 1040A, 1040 EZ Foreign Tax Return, or Tax Return for Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Marshall Islands, the Federal States of Micronesia, or Palau
	Your Parents´ 2009 Federal Income Tax Return (if you are a dependent student)
	Your 2009 untaxed income records Veterans noneducation benefit records Child support received Worker's compensation
	Your current bank statements
	Your current business and investment mortgage information, business and farm records, stock, bond and other investment records
	Your alien registration or permanent resident card (if you are not a U.S. citizen)

GOOD LUCK!


J