Basically title. I cant find any one who agrees with me on this but I went over to my cousins house and he just installed this soft, warming toilet seat cover. I basically told him that was a suckers purchase because who really needs to sit on the john that long?
Its ridiculous to spend anymore than 5-10 minutes to move your bowels and if you really need to sit there for 45min to an hour to complete #2 then you need to see a doctor.
In summary, toilet seats really shouldn't be comfortable at all, just get in, push, and go.
There are a few reasons why I stand by this.
A parent who is a saver rather than a spender gets penalized on the FAFSA. Ie: I could buy a $50k boat or invest $50k. The boat doesn't count against assets but the investment does.
Parents aren't necessarily going to actually pay for the child's college expenses. So a kid who has middle class parents who aren't paying for college gets zero financial aid.
At the end of the day, it's the young adult going to college, not the parent. Financial aid should be based on that person's academic record.
I mainly make this argument as a middle class 30 year old who's kids will likely get zero financial aid since I'm a saver rather than spender.