Exactly how much academic knowledge you glean from college is debatable, but the experience gives most people a thorough lesson of how to drown yourself in debt. But there is financial aid out there, some of it free, for those willing to look for it. This HowToDoThings post offers some helpful tips on how to sniff out federal Pell Grants by getting a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

Failing the FAFSA/Pell Grant route, you can always deal drugs or “dance” at gentlemen’s clubs on the weekends just like all the other kids.

Getting a Federal Pell Grant – Education Grant Money You Don’t Repay [HowToDoThings]
(Photo: Jeff Keen)

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