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...month is the eighth most popular show in syndication. The appeal of TV-judge shows is that they are little more than highly structured versions of Jerry Springer, in which the feuding idiots are silenced by a decisive moral authority instead of a bald bouncer. Judge Judy developed this formula in September 1996, and was followed a season later by a revival of the '80s show The People's Court, currently presided over by former New York City Mayor Ed Koch...
...outset, each school will evaluate your FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) using a federal formula to determine how much federal aid you're eligible for, including loans with competitive interest rates, like the Perkins and Stafford (see chart). You'll receive a report from each school advising you of your expected family contribution...
Rather than stick to traditional financial-aid formulas that consider the value of your home, cars and other assets, these colleges will provide more grants and disregard at least $90,000 of income in calculating need. For a family earning $65,000 with college savings of $20,000, that could equal $3,500 more in grants than was possible under the old formula. Families with an annual income of less than $40,000 will receive substantially more in grant aid. "This new formula answers a question schools have heard middle-class students asking," says Tim McDonough of the American Council...
...HOPE scholarship and the Lifetime Learning credit. Nor can money they withdraw from an EIRA be used in conjunction with a prepaid tuition plan. Since EIRAs are not considered retirement funds, they are set up in a child's name, and their value is calculated in the federal formula for financial aid. Result: colleges will take a bigger bite out of the savings...
...broom. The batter, standing in front of an old barn in the backyard, tried to hit the Frisbee with a broom--no cinch, I can attest, when the pitcher's repertoire included an effective slice ball. Imaginary base runners advanced according to a formula having to do with logarithms. After that, the rules got complicated...