Hope to Prosper

Simple Practices that Lead to Wealth

Exposing Government Scamflation

Economy /

Scamflation (n) – 1. Erosion of our purchasing power by devaluation of the dollar  2. Printing vast amounts of money to cover deficit spending  3. Manipulating the inflation rate to avoid increases in bond interest Inflation’s Harsh Reality I read an interesting post over at the OnlineInvestingAI blog, where George reviews a book called How to Profit from …

Hopeful Predictions for 2010

Economy /

I was fortunate in that I had a great year, both personally and financially. I am looking forward to 2010, with many exciting challenges and opportunities.

Common Sense is Back in Style

Finances /

People are responding to this recession by putting their finances in order. And, they are breaking away from the bad habits that helped get us all into this mess.

The Great Recession

Economy /

I’m seeing a lot of comparisons in the news between the current recession and the Great Depression of the 1930s. There are lots of comments such as, “This is the highest number of foreclosures since the Great Depression”.

Bailing Out the Rich

Economy /

Now that the bailout bill has been signed into law, it’s time to weigh in. Like many Americans, I feel that we have been sold out by our Government.