Chop Wood, Carry Water

Chop Wood, Carry Water

How Much Money is Enough?

Leaving Money on the Table, Career Creep, and Status Traps

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Ed
Mar 02, 2024
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Big windows: a conspicuous trapping of wealth

Gentle Reader, I hope this week’s edition, which discusses money, work, and status, finds you well. It is based on my own experiences of toggling between different kinds of jobs, and my own evolving relationship to the almighty dollar euro, which I have written about under the following headings:

  • The nature of…

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