Editing Thorstein Veblen (section)

===Later life===
After his wife Ann's premature death in 1920, Veblen became active in the care of his stepdaughters. Becky went with him when he moved to California, looked after him there, and was with him at his death in August 1929.{{sfn|Tilman|1996|pp=14–15}} Prior to his death, Veblen had earned a comparatively high salary from the [[The New School|New School]]. Since he lived [[frugality|frugally]], Veblen invested his money in California raisin vineyards and the stock market. However, after returning to northern California, Veblen lost the money he had invested and lived in a house on [[Sand Hill Road]] in [[Menlo Park, California|Menlo Park]] (that once belonged to his first wife). Earning $500 to $600 a year from royalties and a yearly sum of $500 sent by a former Chicago student,{{sfn|Ritzer|2011|p=197}} he lived there until his death in 1929.