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15 Facts About Ron Lieber

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Ron Lieber was born on 1971 and is an American journalist for The New York Times, where he writes the "Your Money" column.

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Ron Lieber is the recipient of three Gerald Loeb awards for his writing in the column.

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Ron Lieber previously wrote the "Green Thumb" column for the Wall Street Journal.

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Ron Lieber attended the full 14-years of grade school at Francis W Parker School, a private school in Chicago, becoming a scholarship student after his parents divorced.

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Ron Lieber was inspired to try writing for the Student, the school alumni magazine, after reading the work of Chris Miller in the publication.

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Ron Lieber began his career in 1993 as a reporter for Lawyers Weekly USA in Boston, a legal newspaper for small law firms.

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Ron Lieber's boss inspired him to want to work for The Wall Street Journal by bringing him clippings of Edward Felsenthal's articles.

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Ron Lieber moved on to work as a staff reporter for the Fast Company and Fortune.

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Ron Lieber was hired by Felsenthal as a founding member of the Personal Journal team.

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Ron Lieber wrote the "Green Thumb" managing-your-money column until he left in 2007.

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Ron Lieber helped start FiLife in 2007 as the managing editor.

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Ron Lieber left FiLife in 2008 to join The New York Times as a financial columnist.

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Ron Lieber writes the "Your Money" column, which earned him three Gerald Loeb awards.

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In 2023, Ron Lieber introduced an online course on merit aid.

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Ron Lieber is married to Jodi Kantor, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist for The New York Times.