At the stroke of midnight, before I knew that this insanely generous review of "The Price You Pay for College" would drop 8 hours later, I snuck into the New York Times building for a special errand. I'd like to show you. Come along?
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After reading @ronlieber’s ‘The Price You Pay For College’ and completing their own #CollegeNight research projects, @swope_ms GT Magnet students are wrapping up the semester by creating board games about college! We start playing the games tomorrow! #WCSDProud #LearnWithLaughter
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This is so nice, but when I'm thinking about higher ed story ideas, I always fear that Melissa will have or think of them first, and it often turns out that way. Also, "Unacceptable" is delicious. bookshop.org/p/books/unacce
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Over the weekend, a parent of a HS student nearby said I'm "like the @ronlieber of the Wall Street Journal." She then gushed about "The Price You Pay For College." And then informed me she has zero interest in Varsity Blues/my book. Eh, win some/lose some.
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hi folks the is still on strike! don't cross the digital picket line — no clicking on Insider stories, no watching Insider videos, etc. — but if you're so inclined, you can donate to our strike fund here
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Happy pub date!
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What a day! So thrilled to celebrate the launch day for THE SEARCH live on @GMA w/ @GStephanopoulos. Thank you all for your love and support! Here's to helping more people live with meaning and purpose. 
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Eig's new MLK biography is out today -- happy pub date to one of the biggest mensches in the business! He spent six long years on this -- check out the rave review below.
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The New Definitive Biography of Martin Luther King Jr. nytimes.com/2023/05/08/boo I can't begin to say what this means to me. Thank you @DwightGarner and @FSG and everyone in my #BelovedCommunity.
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1/Months in the making, here's the final cut of my story on the long-awaited wealth transfer, no longer in the future tense:
We're closer to 2053 than 1992.
Elites are already disbursing to heirs while alive.
The masses likely need luck or a paradigm shift
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Donated tickets in need of fans:
2 single seats - Saturday Paris
2 seats together -Monday Paris
1 non-pit - Rome
1 seat - Copenhagen
1 pit C2 - Monza
2 seated - Nationals Park DC
1 seated - Columbus
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Trying to post some actual good news on this stupid machine. Is anyone reading it?
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Happy pub date!
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THE PHOENIX ECONOMY: Life, Work and Money in the New Not Normal comes out on May 9. Audiobook narrated by me. Preorder it now!
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Each year, we publish a handful of essays by high school seniors. Nearly anything goes, as long as it has something to do with money in some way, shape or form. We’d love to read yours.
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Want to bequeath stuff to friends? Better do some planning. "Intestate succession laws, which govern inheritance if a person dies without a will, stop at relatives by blood, adoption or marriage. No statute considers a nonrelative."
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Very proud of this piece, and grateful for a fantastic editor in @reportermike.
“Having assets to pass on is a privilege. Having friends to leave them to is a gift.”
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An excerpt from Traffic on a moment, in 2015, when the New York Times sought BuzzFeed CEO 's counsel
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As more women pull back the curtain on their journeys with menopause, Jancee Dunn dives into the subject in her new book, "Hot and Bothered: What No One Tells You About Menopause."
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If any of you are over on Bluesky and want to drag me along, I'm curious now.
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I had no idea that had something to do with the invention of blue checks and am completely delighted by this fact, which comes from this excellent story. (And yes, he still has his.)
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Writing with @stevenleemyers and @tiffkhsu: Tweets Become Harder to Believe as Labels Change Meaning nytimes.com/2023/04/26/tec
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Spaces chat Starting in 15 minutes ⬇️
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The Supreme Court is set to decide on student loan forgiveness, and payments may resume in the coming months. @reportermike, @ronlieber and @tarasbernard will discuss how the ruling could affect your student loans and what you could do now to prepare. nyti.ms/3KZMNUt
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It is amazing -- but maybe not surprising -- that this free credit report thing is still a problem. This is a good reminder that the credit bureaus always manage to win, somehow.
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NEVER Google "free credit report." Don't Bing or DuckDuckGo it.
Search ads steer you away from the legally mandated site for free credit reports.
That site is AnnualCreditReport.com. DON'T search for credit reports.
This all stinks.
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Do you have high school students still visiting colleges to decide where to go? See these QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE CONSIDERED asking before you decide!
📘 From 's excellent book, The Price You Pay for College ()
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For #TaxDay2023, here are 12 pieces I wrote on wealth, poverty, & taxation for and . (This is me reporting from Concours D'Elegance at Pebble Beach, a "trillionaire fest," as one attendee put it, where tax avoidance is de rigueur.) Scroll the thread=>>
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Happy pub date! So many people have asked me for a book like this and I am glad I finally have one to point them to.
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In case you missed #janceedunn writing about YOU AND YOUR ADULT CHILD in the @nytimes, here it is
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The happiest of pub dates to my pal Gretchen, who spares herself nothing in the intro of this great book. "I was rigid. I'd been taking it all for granted. I wanted to make direct contact." Taste more, see harder, *feel* better and check it out...
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I can't believe the book tour for #LifeInFiveSenses is here. Connecticut readers, I'll be in your state tomorrow with @anniemurphypaul at @elmstreetbooks! Learn more at bit.ly/3Y8J1h3.
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And it'll be right, it'll be right, and it'll be tonight!
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NPR quits Twitter - CEO John Lansing said in an interview, "I would never have our content go anywhere that would risk our credibility."
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In fact, the gap year is one of the suggestions among others from 's book The Price You Pay for College - see some tips to manage the cost of college from his book that I compiled below
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Big fan of the gap year, tx @LDamour for yr podcast bit.ly/4133ghw Also, this from @ronlieber - it’s not just for privileged Ss. To cut down S debt after college, during a gap the S can work full time & the fam has 1 more yr to save $! That can be lots more $ for college
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Thanks Ron! I get so many messages from listeners moved by our interview about anxious parents and the pressures of getting into college. Readers: listen to it here: stitcher.com/show/the-anxio
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Happy pub date @morraam! "The Anxious Achiever: Turn Your Biggest Fears into Your Leadership Superpower" is out today. twitter.com/BostonGlobe/st…
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Happy pub date ! "The Anxious Achiever: Turn Your Biggest Fears into Your Leadership Superpower" is out today.
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Are you an anxious achiever? This week's Parenting Unfiltered column features an interview with podcast host (and Lexington mom) @morraam, who knows that anxiety can make us productive — and miserable. trib.al/K1l3rg0
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Someone just won Passover.
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EVERYONE SHUT UP MY MOM GOT THE TEN PLAGUES ON HER NAILS FOR PASSOVER
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SAME: "Sometimes I crave reading about a kind of Midwesterner that I don't always see in pop culture, which is nuanced, intelligent, observant..." Happy pub month Curtis!
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A true career highlight for me: Getting to have a super fun conversation with @jmsummers about Romantic Comedy on @npratc and then they played a snippet of the Indigo Girls' "Dairy Queen" at the end of the segment!!!! 
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Moving piece by about Putin's latest hostage, Evan Gershkovich of the , and how independent Russian journalists have leaped to Evan's defense. Huge admiration and gratitude for these Russian colleagues in journalism:
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And here's my first pass at today's developments. lieber @ nytimes dot com if you know more and want to talk.
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The Feds arrested Charlie Javice last night and are charging her with all manner of things. If convicted, she's facing decades behind bars. Here's my January story about her, in the wake of JPMorgan's suit against her.
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A coalition of news organizations call for the immediate release of WSJ’s Evan Gershkovich.
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We all have our blind spots re paying for college. Here's Sam on his...
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The Different Ways To Pay For College: My Surprising Blind Spot financialsamurai.com/different-ways
I plan to pay $700K for 4 years of college in the year 2036. Ouch. If you're a parent worried about the cost, this post may provide you some solutions and stress relief! cc @ronlieber
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I know you're not going to believe it, but a former super-senior consumer-facing Wells Fargo Executive just pleaded guilty to criminal charges and may actually go to jail. with the writeup.
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Happy pub date to "The Longest Race," a story that has been years in the making. I know it's changed how I see running, , the Olympics and more.
Hear discuss on today.
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In her new memoir "The Longest Race," elite runner Kara Goucher says publicly for the first time that she is behind allegations that led to ex-coach getting a lifetime ban at the Olympic and national level.
@LinseyDavis reports.
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