Hope to Prosper

Simple Practices that Lead to Wealth

Following Up on the Facebook Fiasco

Investing /

I posted almost a year ago on why I thought Facebook stock was a really bad investment. Unfortunately for investors, it was even worse than I had anticipated.

How Much Money is Enough?

Income /

This got me thinking, if I had hundreds of millions of dollars, would I care about losing a couple million on a jet? More important, would I even want a private jet or hundreds of millions of dollars?

Should you Prepare your own Taxes?

Taxes /

This year, I paid to have my taxes done. I had been preparing my own taxes since my Mom shut down her tax service many years ago. I finally got fed up with doing my own taxes and went into H&R Block.

Is Gasoline Busting your Budget?

Economy /

I read an article last week that estimated 15% of gas prices are caused purely by speculators. So, even though domestic use of gasoline in this country is down from 2008, oil prices aren’t.