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Jan 26, 2021

Picking (and paying for) the right college

When there’s pressure from everyone around you to get your child into an elite college, are you really going to stop and ask: “Wait, what can we afford?” New York Times columnist Ron Lieber has some tips to help think it through. And, Biden’s coming executive moves on climate.

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Parents may want to impress outsiders by getting their child into a prestigious college. “But what other people don't understand,” says New York Times columnist Ron Lieber, “is whatever financial constraints you may be operating under."
Parents may want to impress outsiders by getting their child into a prestigious college. “But what other people don't understand,” says New York Times columnist Ron Lieber, “is whatever financial constraints you may be operating under."
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