{"product_id":"the-price-you-pay-for-college-an-entirely-new-road-map-for-the-biggest-financial-decision-your-family-will-ever-make-9780062867315","title":"The Price You Pay for College: An Entirely New Road Map for the Biggest Financial Decision Your Family Will Ever Make","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNamed one of the best books of 2021 by\u003cem\u003e NPR\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003eBestseller and a \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e Editor's Choice pick\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Masterly . . .represents an extraordinary achievement: It is comprehensive and detailed without being tedious, practical without being banal, impeccably well judged and unusually rigorous.\"--Daniel Markovits, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Ron Lieber is a gift.\"--Scott Galloway \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe hugely popular \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Your Money columnist and author of the bestselling \u003cem\u003eThe Opposite of Spoiled\u003c\/em\u003e offers a deeply reported and emotionally honest approach to the biggest financial decision families will ever make: what to pay for college--a decision made even more confusing because of the Covid-19 pandemic.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSending a teenager to a flagship state university for four years of on-campus living costs more than $100,000 in many parts of the United States. Meanwhile, many families of freshmen attending selective private colleges will spend triple--over $300,000. With the same passion, smarts, and humor that infuse his personal finance column, Ron Lieber offers a much-needed roadmap to help families navigate this difficult and often confusing journey. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLieber begins by explaining who pays what and why and how the financial aid system got so complicated. He also pulls the curtain back on merit aid, an entirely new form of discounting that most colleges now use to compete with peers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile price is essential, value is paramount. So what is worth paying extra for, and how do you know when it exists in abundance at any particular school? Is a small college better than a big one? Who actually does the teaching? Given that every college claims to have reinvented its career center, who should we actually believe? He asks the tough questions of college presidents and financial aid gatekeepers that parents don't know (or are afraid) to ask and summarizes the research about what matters and what doesn't.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinally, Lieber calmly walks families through the process of setting financial goals, explaining the system to their children and figuring out the right ways to save, borrow, and bargain for a better deal. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Price You Pay for College\u003c\/em\u003e gives parents the clarity they need to make informed choices and helps restore the joy and wonder the college experience is supposed to represent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLieber, Ron:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eRon Lieber is the \"Your Money\" columnist for \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e. Before joining \u003cem\u003eThe Times\u003c\/em\u003e in 2008, he wrote The Wall Street Journal's \"Green Thumb\" personal finance column, was part of the start-up team at the paper's \"Personal Journal\" section, and worked at \u003cem\u003eFortune\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eFast Company\u003c\/em\u003e magazines. He is the author or coauthor of three books, including \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller \u003cem\u003eTaking Time Off\u003c\/em\u003e. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife, fellow \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e reporter Jodi Kantor, and their daughter.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50628909760786,"sku":"9780062867315","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_de4515c2-70a9-4315-af10-671f67ff097e.jpg?v=1744872319","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-price-you-pay-for-college-an-entirely-new-road-map-for-the-biggest-financial-decision-your-family-will-ever-make-9780062867315","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}