Hope to Prosper

Simple Practices that Lead to Wealth

Five Huge Money Pitfalls

Getting Started /

This is my favorite time of the year.  Not only has summer arrived, but it’s graduation season.  It’s my chance to impart some nuggets of wisdom onto impressionable graduates.  To those who seem genuinely interested, I usually provide a brief run-down of the five most important things to avoid. 1. Divorce According to DivorceRate.org, it …

What I Learned from my Two Dads

Personal /

I was blessed to have two Dads. And they each impacted my life in different ways. Both of my Dads were Engineers and they were both very wise with their finances.

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 …

Having Fun with Finances

My Favorites /

I thought I would lighten things up a bit and have some fun with finances. Below are some jokes, quotes and cartoons I rounded up for your entertainment.