NYT's Ron Lieber on What and How to Pay for College

<p>Our guest on the podcast today is <em>The</em> <em>New York Times</em> financial columnist and author Ron Lieber. His latest book is called <em>The Price You Pay for College: An Entirely New Road Map for the Biggest Financial Decision Your Family Will Ever Make</em>. He is also the author of <em>The Opposite of Spoiled: Raising Kids Who Are Grounded, Generous, and Smart About Money</em> and coauthor of <em>Taking Time Off: Inspiring Stories of Students Who Enjoyed Successful Breaks From College and How You Can Plan Your Own</em>. Ron has been the "Your Money" columnist for <em>The New York Times</em> since 2008. Before coming to <em>The Times</em>, he wrote the "Green Thumb" personal finance column for <em>The Wall Street Journal</em> and was part of the startup team at the paper's “Personal Journal” section. He attended Amherst College.<br /></p><br /><p><strong>Background</strong></p><br /><p><a href="https://ronlieber.com/" target="_blank">Bio</a></p><br /><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Ron+Lieber&ref=nb_sb_noss_2" target="_blank">Books</a></p><br /><p><strong>College in the Pandemic</strong></p><br /><p>“<a href="https://fusion.inquirer.com/opinion/commentary/coronavirus-remote-distance-learning-online-degrees-20200408.html" target="_blank">Remote Learning Is Unequal. Coronavirus Changed That--For Now</a>,” by Jonathan Zimmerman, thephiladelphiainquirer.com, April 8, 2020.</p><br /><p>“<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/23/education/learning/coronavirus-spelman-college.html?auth=login-google" target="_blank">Spelman College Faces a Redefined Reality,</a>” by Mary Schmidt Campbell, nytimes.com, April 23, 2020.</p><br /><p>“<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/01/your-money/college-tuition-refunds-coronavirus.html" target="_blank">Colleges Won’t Refund Tuition. Autumn May Force a Reckoning</a>,” by Ron Lieber, nytimes.com, May 1, 2020.</p><br /><p>“<a href="https://www.morningstar.com/articles/1009401/back-to-school-how-the-coronavirus-could-shape-the-future-of-higher-education" target="_bl