Simple Practices that Lead to Wealth
I’m on vacation with my family in the Sierra Nevada mountains. We’re staying in a really nice cabin in the mountains, with a wrap-around deck and a beautiful view of the forest. The coolest thing about the cabin is that it’s obvious the family who owns it has had decades of fun and memories here. …
This is a Flashback Post from 2009. I found three of these old draft posts that were half-written from over a decade ago. Most of the information is just as relevant today as when I first wrote it, so I decided to finish writing them, with some modern perspective. 2010 – How to Negotiate a …
Today marks the 15th anniversary of me posting on Hope to Prosper. Way back then, I was still posting on BretFrohlich.com, but I registered and switched to HopeToProsper.com in 2009. It’s hard to believe so much time has passed in my life. My kids are grown up and out on their own and I’m even …
After 40 years of hard work, I have finally come to a point in my life where I’m doing well financially and prioritizing my happiness above accumulating wealth. Don’t get me wrong, I’m still working and accumulating wealth, but it’s no longer my primary motivation in my life. My new primary motivation is enjoying my …
Last month was pretty crazy for me financially and it has me thinking about setbacks and windfalls. I started March kind of bummed out, because I wasn’t making as much progress paying off my house as I planned. For three months in a row, I had unforeseen expenses come up and reduce the amount I …