Dear Beans for Books,  As I would love to humor you with a personal joke or two, I find it difficult to conjure any humor in asking for financial assistance. However, I will entertain you with my own personal story. It may not be unique in nature, or, a story that you haven’t already heard. But, I can rest assure you it is my own.  Let me first say that I am classified as a non-traditional college student. What that means, (if you aren’t already aware) is that I’m an adult student. To be quite frank, I’m forty-four years old. I only share this with you to emphasize my point of needing financial aid. As a non-traditional student, I’m not eligible for a large portion of financial assistance that is typically available … Read entire article »