The hugely popular New York Times Your Money columnist and author of the bestselling The Opposite of Spoiled offers a deeply reported and emotionally honest approach to the Biggest Financial Decision families Will Ever make: what to pay for college.
The Price You Pay for College gives parents the clarity they need to Make informed choices and helps restore the joy and wonder the college experience is supposed to represent..
Finally, 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.
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.
While Price is essential, value is paramount.
He also pulls the curtain back on merit aid, an Entirely new form of discounting that most colleges now use to compete with peers.
Lieber begins by explaining who pays what and why and how the Financial aid system got so complicated.
With the same passion, smarts, and humor that infuse his hugely popular personal finance column, Ron Lieber offers a much-needed roadmap to help families navigate this difficult and often confusing journey.
Meanwhile, many families of freshmen attending selective private colleges Will spend triple--over $300,000.
Sending 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.
The hugely popular New York Times Your Money columnist and author of the bestselling The Opposite of Spoiled offers a deeply reported and emotionally honest approach to the Biggest Financial Decision families Will Ever make: what to pay for college
