My husband is reading Daniel Pink's new book "A Whole New Mind," about our move from the information to the conceptual age. In case you forgot, Mr. Pink is the former chief speechwriter for former vice-president Al Gore - which may explain why he discusses over-consumption of Americans in his book.

He points out,

The United States spends more on trash bags than 90 other countries spend on everything. In other words, receptacles of our waste cost more than all of the goods consumed by nearly half of the world's nations."

I couldn't remember the book's title this morning so I Googled "trash bags US 90 countries" and found an interesting article, "Is the economy spoiled? Are we sour?" The author, a certified financial planner and author of "The Wealth Management Index" not only quotes Mr. Pink but discusses simplifying our lives and making a difference in the community. He even wrote new lyrics to the "old lady who swallowed a fly" poem. Is this the future of financial planning? I sure hope so.