Join us for an engaging evening with Ron Lieber, award-winning New York Times “Your Money” columnist, as he offers parents a blueprint for talking openly and intentionally with our kids about money.
Combining his values-based philosophy and stories from families with a range of incomes, Ron Lieber discusses how to embrace conversations about money and explores effective ways to approach money basics such as allowance, chores, charity, saving, birthdays, holidays, cell phones, checking accounts, clothing, cars, part-time jobs, and college tuition.
These early financial lessons provide important opportunities for parents to foster their family’s values and raise kids who are grounded, generous, and smart about money.
Biography
Ron Lieber has been the “Your Money” columnist for The New York Times since 2008. His most recent book "The Price You Pay for College" was published in January 2021.
Before working at The New York Times, Mr. Lieber was a columnist for The Wall Street Journal, where he was part of the startup team for the “Personal Journal” section in 2002. He has written for Fast Company and Fortune and is a recipient of the Gerald Loeb award, business journalism's highest honor..
Ron is a graduate of Amherst College. He lives in Brooklyn, N.Y., with his wife, and their two daughters.
Additional Information
- Audience: Parents, teachers, and counselors of students K-12
- Admission: Free
Sponsored By
- Mountain View Los Altos High School Foundation
- Los Altos Educational Foundation
- Mountain View Whisman Educational Foundation
- Los Altos-Mountain View PTA Council
