January 17 is the birthday of Benjamin Franklin, one of our Founding Fathers… and the gentleman who has his portrait on the US $100 bill.

Maybe you’d like to speed up the pace of selling in January… maybe you could do a

Gimme a Franklin & we’ll give you a Jackson

promotion. Of course, you’d have to explain that if they spend $100, you’ll give them $20 off. Or even, a real $20 bill. Or maybe a “$20 off anything” coupon good in February?

Benjamin Franklin, of course, is the person credited with some of our favorite thrifty quotes:

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Never leave that till tomorrow which you can do today.

I conceive that the great part of the miseries of mankind are brought upon them by false estimates they have made of the value of things.*

* That last quote is one to keep in mind when you encounter reluctant consignors or sellers. 😉