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Kelly R: Here’s a coupon for 20% off at Bed Bath and Beyond! I know a lot of us are shopping for sheets and towels for the kids! The code is APRILSHOWR

Maddie Q: Thanks mama!

Brenda G: THX! I’ve been meaning to get some of those extra long dorm sheets.

Karen S: My DS won’t use a top sheet. He just sleeps under his blanket. Ugh! Boys, am I right?

Kelly R: Ha ha I know!

Barb N: You should tell your son he has to use a sheet. It’s so unhygienic not to!

Karen S: I try, but he just doesn’t want to listen!

Maddie Q: What about mattress toppers, do we need those?

Kelly R: Probably. Without them, dorm mattresses feel like sleeping on a high school gym wrestling mat

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Barb N: I just got my EFC from the FAFSA. It’s $87,000! Who do they think we are? We don’t have that kind of money! I don’t understand why I am expected to pay so much when some people just get money for free.

Kathleen R: Do you mean scholarships?

Barb N: No, I mean, maybe my husband should just quit his job and be poor and then my kids can get Pell Grants.