Book Review of The Price You Pay for College
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The Price You Pay for College: An Entirely New Roadmap for the Biggest Financial Decision Your Family Will Ever Make
Written by Ron Lieber
16+ | 368 Pages
Publisher: Harper | ISBN-13: 9780062867308
What to Expect: College Admissions, Tuition, and Financial Aid
Ron Lieber is a well-respected author known for his deep understanding of finance, particularly in relation to college expenses. As a highly accomplished journalist, Lieber has written three New York Times bestsellers and has won the prestigious Gerald Loeb Award three times. He shares his wealth of knowledge and expertise in this highly informative book, The Price You Pay for College. In it, Lieber provides a valuable guide for individuals navigating the often-complex financial decision-making process surrounding higher education expenses.
College fees can vary in price and reach exorbitant heights, with private colleges potentially demanding over $300,000 over four years. With a system in place that makes it complicated and challenging to finance students’ education, Lieber’s approach is refreshingly frank, candid, and comprehensive as he lays out the realities of college costs. Broken down into five parts (The Price and Cost of College and the Systems Behind It, the Unhelpful Feelings You May Feel, Value: Things Worth Paying For, Money-Saving Hacks That Will Tempt You, and The Plans: Saving, Talking, Touring, Bargaining, and Borrowing), Lieber’s book is an accessible tool to equip readers with the necessary skills and knowledge to explore innovative finance options, including the merit aid system colleges use to compete with each other.
No matter where you’re at in the family lifecycle (newborn to high school senior to grandchild), The Price You Pay for College adeptly empowers readers to chart a meaningful path to a quality college experience that will hopefully be free of unnecessary financial stress. Highly Recommended!
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About the Author
Ron Lieber is the author of The Opposite of Spoiled and is the Your Money columnist for the New York Times. Three of his books have been New York Times bestsellers, and he is a three-time winner of the Gerald Loeb Award, business journalism’s highest honor. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife, New York Times reporter Jodi Kantor, and their two daughters.
Bianca Schulze reviewed The Price You Pay for College: An Entirely New Roadmap for the Biggest Financial Decision Your Family Will Ever Make.
