I’ve noticed that my life goes through an annual intensity wave, with the peak seeming to always come in March and the low point in August or thereabouts. This seems to happen year in and year out, even with the specific events varying year to year. Strange. Here are a few personal finance articles of note.

Three Tiers of Furniture Quality I actually feel much the same way about furniture – as I grow older, I expect higher quality than the Target special. Note to readers: I am not a fan of IKEA. (@ blueprint for financial prosperity)

Ten Habits To Develop for Financial Stability and Success This is a pretty interesting list. I need to write about the envelope system in detail sometime. (@ zen habits)

Senate Panel Slams Abusive Credit Card Practices I think they should go after the payday lenders first, but those only affect the poor and the poor don’t really matter in Washington. (@ consumer affairs via satellite sky)