It’s spring in DC, which always seems like a good idea in theory. In practice, it’s more like a gray, muddy mess of steady rain to make a public transit commute miserable and foil the best laid running plans.   May flowers, anyone?

  •  With April comes the day of cheesey pranks.   Lazy Man wrote the only April Fools article I really enjoyed. Why? Because I want a tank. (Read it at Lazy Man and Money)
  • Trent is analyzing Born to Buy book-club style, including this interesting post on the process of branding. (Read it at The Simple Dollar)
  • I always like reading about student loans–Mrs. Micah has some suggestions about ways to handle a deferment period. (Read it at Finance for a Freelance Life)
  • Sarah looks at balancing health and frugality in grocery options. (Read it at Wise Bread)
  • JD tells a story about a bad purchase–how to turn $500 into $7 the hard way. (Read it at Get Rich Slowly)
  • Steve introduces his super-simple productivity system. If there’s a problem, yo, Google Apps has probably already solved it. (Yeah, I went there.) (Read it at brip blap)

Queercents Rehash: Is A Swimming Pool A Money Pit?: In hopes of warmer weather to come….