Hope to Prosper

Simple Practices that Lead to Wealth

Letting Go of Goals

Lifestyle /

I have had a set of written goals since 1991 and I go over them once a month, religiously.  I have been doing this for almost 35 years, and I used to look forward to it every month, but then something changed.  I realized I was just going through the motions every month, without any …

2023 Was My Best Year

Retirement /

I’m 10 months into early retirement and 2023 went great.  It started out pretty rough, with the stock market down and me getting laid off from work, but it ended up being a fantastic year.  I had some amazing adventures, I hit some goals, and my finances went well.  The only thing that went wrong …

Take Your Life Back

Lifestyle /

By every measure, I have had an amazing September.  I traveled almost the entire month, visited a half dozen of my childhood friends and saw many exciting new places and things.  So why am I feeling down all the sudden?  As soon as I got back, I had to visit my friend in the ER …