#1586: The Price We Pay For College | The Best Of Our Knowledge

February 12, 2021 • 00:27:29
#1586: The Price We Pay For College | The Best Of Our Knowledge
The Best Of Our Knowledge
#1586: The Price We Pay For College | The Best Of Our Knowledge

Feb 12 2021 | 00:27:29

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Show Notes

Paying for college is one of the largest financial commitments you’ll ever make. It’s also one of the most emotional. Ron Lieber wants to help show a path around these very personal land mines. Ron Lieber is a personal finance columnist who has written for the Wall Street Journal, and since 2008 has been writing about money for the New York Times. He writes the Your Money column for the Times. His new book is called The Price you Pay for College – An Entirely New Road Map for the Biggest Financial Decision Your Family Will Ever Make. We spoke with Lieber about the project. (more…)

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