Lessons in Survival from the Boabab Tree

Last week in the Disney Animal Kingdom, our safari guide taught us about the gigantic Boabab tree. One Boabab tree can hold as much as 4.5 thousand liters of water.  This tree is often called the “Upside-down Tree” because when it’s leaves fall the branches look like roots and and the tree appears to be [...]

Rebuilding the Economy on a Solid Foundation and NOT Debt-Fueled Consumption

I just read an article from Forbes titled “The Savings Bugbear” in which Stephane Fitch describes how economic doomsayers insist the increase in consumer savings may spoil the economic recovery.  The article talks about consumers putting away their credit cards and saving instead.  Last year Americans saved virtually nothing, and now Americans are saving 4% [...]