A book recommendation from JW: 

“Mark, have you read the book Status Anxiety by Alain de Botton? I’ve been reading it and found myself wondering what you’d think. I always appreciate your rare intersection of wealth building, philosophy, and art. Let me know if I can gift you a copy if there’s any interest!

“With gratitude for your many years of shared wisdom.”

My response: 

Thanks for the recommendation. No, I haven’t read Status Anxiety, but I’ve read a fair amount of Alain de Botton, and I’m roughly acquainted with his arguments in the book. I covered much of the same ground in Living Rich, but from a more pragmatic (how to live rich without necessarily being rich) perspective. I will put it on my reading list.