Dr. Martin Luther King Day Personal Finance Connections

At Treading Together we often work with diversity and multiculturalism. Many of our events or programs revolve around holidays such as today, Black History Month in February, or Women’s History Month in March etc.

I wondered if there might be a personal finance connection. Here are a few of the connections I found.

• Forbes.com reports that Priceline.com is offering special rates to Atlanta Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s place of birth. The best deal runs about $420 per person (from Boston) which includes round-trip airfare and 3 nights’ accommodations at the Hyatt Place Atlanta Galleria.
• Penny Nickel age 25 from Washington, DC recently made a compelling case for the connection between the notions of King’s “drum-major instinct” and frugality. You can read it at Money and Values.
• On LinkedIn.com’s Q&A I threw out the question asking what employees, employers, and businesses are doing to recognize or celebrate King’s holiday. I found one answer on my own at Money.com which reports CIGNA, a major provider of health car insurance, is sponsoring the Philadelphia Orchestra’s 18th Annual Tribute Concert.
• One source suggested honoring today’s holiday could be as easy as doing some volunteer work. It is tenuous but the personal finance connection here is a chance to make a deposit in the bank of Karma. In Ten Money Questions J. Mark White reported “the most important thing a person can do… is give back to the community. It’s like creating good business Karma.“

Any other ideas about the connection between Dr. Martin Luther King Jr (the man or the holiday) and personal finance?