### April 25 On April 25, 1789, I was commissioned as the first secretary of the U.S. treasury by President George Washington. To be honest, **it felt kind of awesome** - after all, I was the creator of the nation's financial system and had been arguing for its establishment for years. As if that wasn't already exciting enough, **this date also marked my first-ever salary**. After spending a large sum of my own money to support the American Revolution, I was finally receiving a bit of payback - even if it was only $1,500 a year. The strangest part? **My work day seems to have never actually ended**. From 1789 until 1795, I worked an astonishing **7 days a week**, without taking a single day off. Even the Founding Fathers get tired, right?