他老爸,开投资银行的,留了两亿英镑的遗产基
De Botton comes from a Jewish family, originating from a small Castilian town of Boton (now vanished) on the Iberian peninsula. His father, Gilbert de Botton, co-founded Global Asset Management with Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild and Sir Mark Weinberg.[25] When his father died, his family was left a trust fund of over £200 million.[26] For his part, de Botton, has repeatedly claimed to live solely off the proceeds of his book sales.[27][28][29] He has one sister Miel de Botton. De Botton lives in London.