When Mitt Romney brought up the five-point plan, I turned off the television.

For as long as politics has been around, someone has designed a point-plan. The more points, the worse the plan.

See a 10-point plan and run for the hills. The two-point plan simply is inadequate. So most opt for the popular five-pointer. Reminds me of the wise man who said, “If you want to make God laugh, tell him of your plans.”

What’s in Romney’s five-point plan?

Energy independence. What a great idea. So great, in fact, that even Richard Nixon pitched it almost a half-century ago — followed by every president since and, likely, into the future. God is laughing.

Romney’s plan continues with the skills to succeed, trade that works for America, cut the deficit (God just split a gut) and champion small business. Great platitudes, and five-more points to America’s future than his competition. Plans are a great election strategy, even if most disappear into the ether.

Here’s a five-point plan worth considering:

• Spend less than you take in. Sooner or later, the bank will come to collect on the trillions in national debt our irresponsible officials have rung up. Everyone will be affected. Everyone will feel pain. A nice safety net sure will help out when the inevitable happens.

• Enough of the stuff. It boggles the imagination seeing people camped out overnight waiting for the latest, greatest gadget. Lives revolve around the latest release of video games, or telephones or whatever. It all ends up in the same place in the long run — the landfill.

• Find inner peace. Whether it’s riding a tractor, biking a back road or walking through a meadow, find that happy place that centers you. Find a place with no ringing phones, or screaming children. Use that time to think and reflect on how to make yourself better.

• Figure out what’s important. Search the soul for what really matters and act on those feelings. We all have little control of what our leaders in Washington do, so control the things you can control, concentrate on the big picture and don’t get taken down by constant negativity.

• Adopt a dog. Every day is a good day for a dog and the mutts are not shy about showing how good the day is. Imagine if the same thing could be said about people.

It’s OK to ignore the first four — and all of Romney’s — but do get a dog.

That’s a one-point plan we all should agree on.