Ron Lieber
@ronlieber.bsky.social
I work for readers as the New York Times money scribe. Author of "The Price You Pay for College," teacher of a course about merit scholarships (meritaidcourse.com), Brooklyn now but forever Chicago. He/We/Abba. Gratitude and rage.
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Ron Lieber
@ronlieber.bsky.social
· Mar 19
How to Shop for a Home That Won’t Be Upended by Climate Change (Gift Article)
Deciding where to live has always been a high-stakes financial decision, but a changing climate makes it even more critical. This guide will get you started.
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NEW: After the California fires, we wanted to know this: How can people shop for a climate-safe home? Turns out there were more than 65 questions nested under that first one. @tarasiegelbernard.bsky.social and I got to work on all of them, and here's the result. nyti.ms/3DREtXd
The Trump administration seems to have forced Coke to become Mexican Coke. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/16/u...
Trump Says Coca-Cola Agreed to Use Cane Sugar in Coke Made in U.S.
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July 17, 2025 at 1:24 PM
The Trump administration seems to have forced Coke to become Mexican Coke. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/16/u...
BREAKING: Nutella cereal coming soon from Kellogg's. www.wsj.com/business/dea...
Exclusive | Ferrero Nears Roughly $3 Billion Deal for Maker of Froot Loops, Frosted Flakes
A deal for cereal maker WK Kellogg could be finalized as soon as this week.
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July 9, 2025 at 8:35 PM
BREAKING: Nutella cereal coming soon from Kellogg's. www.wsj.com/business/dea...
We hunted down everything from the tax bill that just passed that might hit you in the wallet. It's... a lot. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
See How Trump’s Big Bill Could Affect Your Taxes, Health Care and Other Finances (Gift Article)
The wide-ranging domestic policy legislation could impact taxes, clean energy choices, health care access and more.
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July 3, 2025 at 7:05 PM
We hunted down everything from the tax bill that just passed that might hit you in the wallet. It's... a lot. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Great op-ed. This is why I've quit pro sports fandom. There are great ideas in here for laws; here's another that might be bad: I should be able to shove a $10 or $20 bill into my TV/phone/laptop and watch any, single game I want -- or subscribe to any NBA finals/World Cup for a reasonable price.
Sports was one of America's most accessible forms of entertainment. Now it's paywalled, splintered and sold to the highest bidder.
Fandom isn't being nurtured. It's being mined.
For @nytopinion.nytimes.com on on the state of sports, and what it says about America: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/o...
Fandom isn't being nurtured. It's being mined.
For @nytopinion.nytimes.com on on the state of sports, and what it says about America: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/o...
Opinion | $4,785. That’s How Much It Costs to Be a Sports Fan Now.
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June 16, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Great op-ed. This is why I've quit pro sports fandom. There are great ideas in here for laws; here's another that might be bad: I should be able to shove a $10 or $20 bill into my TV/phone/laptop and watch any, single game I want -- or subscribe to any NBA finals/World Cup for a reasonable price.
Anyone who uses State Farm for anything should really read this story. And if you switch insurers, tell them California sent you to do it. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/12/r...
California Opens Investigation Into State Farm
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June 14, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Anyone who uses State Farm for anything should really read this story. And if you switch insurers, tell them California sent you to do it. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/12/r...
I'm playin' my guitar and building castles in the sun... and singing Fun Fun Fun.
Barenaked Ladies - "Brian Wilson" (5/6) 2007 HD
YouTube video by Shout! Studios
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June 11, 2025 at 5:39 PM
I'm playin' my guitar and building castles in the sun... and singing Fun Fun Fun.
The WSJ has the receipts showing that Meta doesn't care much about consumer fraud. One ironic twist - as a Meta advertiser myself for my merit aid course, there are all sorts of scammers trying to convince me that *my ads* are bad and I'm about to have my account shut. www.wsj.com/tech/meta-fr...
Meta Battles an ‘Epidemic of Scams’ as Criminals Flood Instagram and Facebook
Fake puppies and phony offers of mouthwatering bargains are often seeded by overseas crime networks; employees say company is reluctant to impede its advertising juggernaut
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May 16, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The WSJ has the receipts showing that Meta doesn't care much about consumer fraud. One ironic twist - as a Meta advertiser myself for my merit aid course, there are all sorts of scammers trying to convince me that *my ads* are bad and I'm about to have my account shut. www.wsj.com/tech/meta-fr...
Am I the only one wondering if a group will run Bay to Breakers this year dressed as Elon and 14 babies? www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...
The best costumes of San Francisco's Bay to Breakers race
Runners went all out at San Francisco's 2024 Bay to Breakers race on Sunday, sporting an array of colorful costumes
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May 16, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Am I the only one wondering if a group will run Bay to Breakers this year dressed as Elon and 14 babies? www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...
Amazing. Miraculous, really. And this is the most interesting phrase in the story: "which built on decades of federally funded research..." www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/h...
Baby Is Healed With World’s First Personalized Gene-Editing Treatment
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May 15, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Amazing. Miraculous, really. And this is the most interesting phrase in the story: "which built on decades of federally funded research..." www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/h...
This is about the most Chicago obit I can imagine. What a delight. chicago.suntimes.com/obituaries/2...
Pat Scala, whose legacy looms large in the city's Italian beef community, dies at 77
Pat Scala's family ran Scala Packing Co., a meat wholesale business supplying restaurants. He promoted Italian beef sandwiches, now universally recognized as a Chicago icon, beyond the city and suburb...
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May 14, 2025 at 4:43 PM
This is about the most Chicago obit I can imagine. What a delight. chicago.suntimes.com/obituaries/2...
Google calendar works fine in our family, but I guarantee you that if you're partnered with offspring you'll recognize something in this delightful story, which is really more about relationships than it is about calendars. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/s...
Can a $700 Calendar Save Your Marriage?
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May 14, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Google calendar works fine in our family, but I guarantee you that if you're partnered with offspring you'll recognize something in this delightful story, which is really more about relationships than it is about calendars. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/s...
Back on the @marketplace.org radio waves talking about who pays what and why for college. This morning, I got word that someone used my advice to get another $40,000 out of Syracuse AFTER the teenager had committed on May 1. That family gets an A-plus. www.marketplace.org/story/2025/0...
How colleges come up with the price of admission
Reporting in The New York Times finds that schools are turning to little-known consultants to optimize how much they charge.
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May 9, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Back on the @marketplace.org radio waves talking about who pays what and why for college. This morning, I got word that someone used my advice to get another $40,000 out of Syracuse AFTER the teenager had committed on May 1. That family gets an A-plus. www.marketplace.org/story/2025/0...
Reposted by Ron Lieber
I cannot emphasize enough how many decisions on college campuses are made by a handful of external consultants.
May 1, 2025 at 4:16 PM
I cannot emphasize enough how many decisions on college campuses are made by a handful of external consultants.
Brave, and useful, by @katieroiphe.bsky.social. It's never too late to start talking to kids about money. www.wsj.com/personal-fin...
I Was Terrible at Money. My Daughter Should Learn From My Mistakes.
Having grown up believing it was crass to talk about finances, I got my own education the hard way.
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May 1, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Brave, and useful, by @katieroiphe.bsky.social. It's never too late to start talking to kids about money. www.wsj.com/personal-fin...
NEW: The little-known consulting firms that tell colleges what kind of aid and discounts to offer to each individual student. Whenever I explain this to people out loud, their jaws hit the floor. I finally wrote it down. Happy May 1 decision day to all who celebrate! www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/b...
Who Decides How Much You Pay for College? Here’s How Tuition Costs Are Set. (Gift Article)
Schools turn to little-known consultants, owned by private equity firms, to find applicants and calculate scholarships. Here’s how that affects the price you pay.
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May 1, 2025 at 4:18 PM
NEW: The little-known consulting firms that tell colleges what kind of aid and discounts to offer to each individual student. Whenever I explain this to people out loud, their jaws hit the floor. I finally wrote it down. Happy May 1 decision day to all who celebrate! www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/b...
"This letter marks the first time since October 7 that Jews at Columbia with varying perspectives have come together to publicly affirm that Jewish safety is never dependent on the targeting of other minorities and the stifling of dialogue."
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Sh’ma Koleinu: A joint message from Jews of Columbia across the ideological spectrum
We, a diverse coalition of Jews at Columbia and Barnard, wholeheartedly reject the invocation of <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/additional-measures-to-combat-anti-sem...
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April 29, 2025 at 2:17 PM
"This letter marks the first time since October 7 that Jews at Columbia with varying perspectives have come together to publicly affirm that Jewish safety is never dependent on the targeting of other minorities and the stifling of dialogue."
www.columbiaspectator.com/opinion/2025...
www.columbiaspectator.com/opinion/2025...
Genuine good news for your Thursday. What a delight. And management is leaving the dancers alone. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/a...
Penn Station’s Not-So-Secret Other Life: The People’s Dance Studio (Gift Article)
Smooth floors. Public restrooms. A built-in audience: The lower level of Moynihan Hall doubles as a rehearsal space for a variety of dance groups, including K-pop, salsa and Brazilian Zouk.
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April 24, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Genuine good news for your Thursday. What a delight. And management is leaving the dancers alone. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/a...
Some people fear the Trump administration so much that they are trying to take their bylines off old campus newspaper stories and have their quotes scrubbed from articles. www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
Fearing Trump’s Visa Crackdown, College Students Race to Scrub Op-Eds
Campus newspapers are confronting ethics debates as foreign students ask that their names and views be removed from past articles.
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April 24, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Some people fear the Trump administration so much that they are trying to take their bylines off old campus newspaper stories and have their quotes scrubbed from articles. www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
Didn't take them long. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/b...
Jury Rules Against Palin in Libel Case Against The New York Times (Gift Article)
After two hours of deliberation, a jury rejected Sarah Palin’s claim that she had been defamed in the newspaper’s 2017 editorial.
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April 22, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Didn't take them long. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/b...
Read til the end. The comments are heartbreaking... and then someone shows up to utter such a sick burn that it will make you smile and forward the story to a family that has a member who is autistic. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/18/w...
RFK Jr. Claimed Autism ‘Destroys’ Lives. Autistic People Disagree.
People in the community called the remarks dehumanizing and warned they could perpetuate harmful stigma.
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April 18, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Read til the end. The comments are heartbreaking... and then someone shows up to utter such a sick burn that it will make you smile and forward the story to a family that has a member who is autistic. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/18/w...
Get your macrosfad diet alerts right here on page one of the WSJ. www.wsj.com/lifestyle/pr...
Americans Are Obsessed With Protein and It’s Driving Nutrition Experts Nuts
Ozempic and a social-media-fueled focus on fitness have supercharged America’s love affair with protein. Food companies are packing the nutrient into candy, ice cream and soda.
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April 18, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Get your macrosfad diet alerts right here on page one of the WSJ. www.wsj.com/lifestyle/pr...
Reposted by Ron Lieber
>>one young person told me: “I want people to know about what they did to Americorps. For many of us, this was our way to pay for college, to get away from home, to figure out what to do with our lives, it was a big step. And they just ripped it out from under us without even a 2-week’s notice.”<<
NEW: i spoke with several young AmeriCorps volunteers around the country who were abruptly pulled off projects building homes, readying forests for wildfire season, and working at food banks Tuesday afternoon. they are now on their way home thanks to DOGE cuts —
DOGE Cuts Pull AmeriCorps Volunteers Off of Disaster Relief Jobs
The youth volunteers who were working on projects ranging from rebuilding homes destroyed in storms to distributing supplies for hurricane recovery were suddenly pulled from service. Why? DOGE cuts.
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April 17, 2025 at 2:45 AM
>>one young person told me: “I want people to know about what they did to Americorps. For many of us, this was our way to pay for college, to get away from home, to figure out what to do with our lives, it was a big step. And they just ripped it out from under us without even a 2-week’s notice.”<<
"It’s been a rough year for yachts." www.wsj.com/style/yachts...
How to Ruin an $800,000 Vacation? Hire the Wrong Person on Your Superyacht
Seeking freedom from office life and the adventure of “Below Deck,” rookies are signing up to join yacht crews. But the jobs are harder than they look on TV.
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April 16, 2025 at 6:55 PM
"It’s been a rough year for yachts." www.wsj.com/style/yachts...
Damn Who knows if any of this will stick. But if it does, how many millions of people are going to get waaaay more aggressive with what they deduct and fail to report? It will be a totally wild -- and dangerous -- experiment in real time. Maybe AI can do all the work. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/u...
More Than 20,000 IRS Employees Accept Trump Administration’s Resignation Offer
The I.R.S. had about 100,000 employees before President Trump took office. Between resignations and layoffs, the I.R.S. is on track to lose about a third of its staff this year.
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April 15, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Damn Who knows if any of this will stick. But if it does, how many millions of people are going to get waaaay more aggressive with what they deduct and fail to report? It will be a totally wild -- and dangerous -- experiment in real time. Maybe AI can do all the work. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/u...
Reposted by Ron Lieber
A reporter from The AP was allowed into this afternoon's East Room ceremony — the first time the news outlet has been allowed into one of these events since the Trump White House put its ban into place in February.
April 15, 2025 at 7:42 PM
A reporter from The AP was allowed into this afternoon's East Room ceremony — the first time the news outlet has been allowed into one of these events since the Trump White House put its ban into place in February.