“Richer Faster Poorer” is about folks who want to get richer faster and usually end up poorer. They take a course in personal finance taught by Professor Will Hope, who tells them to make money by planning, setting goals, saving regularly, diversifying, investing long-term, and keeping costs low. The professor is right, of course - but who's listening?
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“Will Hope is my name and my motto.”
A professor at the University of Money, Money, Money, Will is known for his wise financial advice to students who don't listen to him, for his incredible patience with students who have none, and his persistent hopefulness in a sea of hopelessness. Students often hear his well-worn phrase: “Will Hope will hope.”
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Will's wisecracking, incessantly napping cat.
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“Ha! I just need one big gain to wipe out all my losses.”
Wayne is, well, a pain.
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“Once I deny something, dear, I can believe anything I want.”
Denies all things unpleasant. (Food is pleasant - very.)
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“I used to think that inflation just raised prices, but Professor Hope taught me that inflation also eats into our pay raises.”
And perhaps never to be found.
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“I guess you could say I'm a happy loser.”
When he's not losing money on bad investments, the otherwise frugal Leon is happy to be saving it.
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“My dad says I won't be free from making enough money until I make enough money.”
The pre-teen son of a billionaire isn't sure how much money is “enough,” but he is free to love classmate Portia Proper.
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“I don't like money, but if I'm going to eradicate world poverty in my lifetime, I'll need tons of it.”
The idealistic teen invests only in “highly ethical” mutual funds and actually tolerates the attentive Preston Prosper.
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“I worry I'll punch out a fool I can't suffer gladly.”
And among his classmates, fools abound to torment Will's smartest student from the school of hard knocks.
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“I'm becoming a level-headed guy.”
A reformed day trader who can't stop missing the big gains, the big losses, the panic, and the euphoria of his speculating days.
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“Wall Street means big bucks and big bucks mean I can blow this little-bucks job.”
A teacher with little hope for students in general and her low-paying profession in particular - but lots of hope when it comes to her attraction to Will Hope.
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“Daddy always told us it's just as good to bunt and punt in the stock market as pitch a no-hitter or score a touchdown.”
Twin adult sons of the late baseball great, Pitch Ball, who made millions in the stock market. Pitch knew baseball, stocks, and his boys - who don't.
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Not spoken since he lost big in the 2000 tech crash, the mutual fund scandals, and the housing bust. Compulsively looking around for his next financial disaster.
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“Richer Faster Poorer” was created, written, and drawn by B.J. Dewey, long-time journalist and small-time investor. B.J. has made the money mistakes of nearly every one of her characters, plus some of her very own. She once owned a white cat.
Feedback: rfpbjd@aol.com
