The Time to Grow Up Edition
Slate Money talks with the New York Times’ Ron Lieber about his new book for parents, the worst charity you could give your money to, and the need to insure Uber drivers.
Listen to Episode No. 56 of Slate Money:
On this week’s episode of Slate Money, host Felix Salmon of Fusion, data scientist Cathy O’Neil of mathbabe.org, Slate Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann, and special guest Ron Lieber of the New York Times discuss:
- Ron’s new book on teaching your kids about money, The Opposite of Spoiled
- What the Red Cross did wrong in Haiti, and what organizations will make better use of your charity dollars
- New options for insuring workers in the sharing economy
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