Tied Up Today

 Today is National Financial Awareness Day . There's no special reason related to 14 August, but it is a very good idea to "develop...

 On this date in 1752, Benjamin Franklin did his famous experiments with a kite, a key and a lightning conductor!

Happy "National Financial Awareness Day"! I hope you are fully aware of your own finances. One meditation especially for today is...

Today is " National Financial Awareness Day ," a new-to-me annual occasion to consider how money works and how it fits into life. ...

Benjamin Franklin was born on this date in 1706. Read about his life at Biography.com . His face has appeared on the 100-dollar bill since 1...

This is the 100th anniversary of the birth of my father, Arthur Jeremiah Kleppinger (1916-2004). The Kleppinger name traces back to Johann C...

Today we're celebrating "U. S. Paper Money Day." The first official U. S. paper currency was produced on this day in 1862. Tho...

On this date in 1731, Benjamin Franklin opened the first public library, in Philadelphia!

Wearing this tie to honor Ben Franklin's birthday, on Saturday. It also is the first of two green-themed ties, as requested by Ben Klepp...

My Aunt Grace York is 100 years old! We are helping her celebrate this milestone at a party today in Hamden, CT. She clearly does not "...

Today I am attending a party for Mrs. Patsy Bratton, who turned 100 years old this week! Mrs. Bratton is a resident at Telford Terrace, wher...

Amelia Orwick, summer intern at the Jessamine Journal , selected my Ben Franklin $100 tie for today. My son Jonathan is helping to train Ame...

Today marks 306 years since the birthday of Benjamin Franklin!

January 17 marks the birthday of Benjamin Franklin, in 1706. That date fell on Monday this year, which was a tie-less holiday honoring anoth...

On this date in 1841 – U.S. President John Tyler vetoes a bill which called for the re-establishment of the Second Bank of the United States...

Ha ha ha. You probably thought I would wait until 15 April to wear my "money" tie again, but you were wrong, so happy April Fool...

The topic for discussion in Honors Seminar today is "why the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer," so I'm ...

Great Events in Economics apparently come in threes: Today marks the birthday of Adam Smith in 1723 (note: this is uncertain; other referenc...

Time to file tax returns!