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Financial Forecast: Looking Ahead

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As we begin to think about spring, it may be time to check into our financial forecasts. Store those sweaters and put away the heavy coats! Look at the flowers coming up outside and think about playing! No doubt, those spring and summer trips are already beginning to tug at your senses, not to mention all the new fashions in bright, alluring colors! If money is on your mind, here are a few of the tendencies that await you in spring.

Aries:
An Aries may want to buy what they want when they want it, but as far as your financial situation is concerned, try to stay away from impulse spending. Mercury's retrograde motion may remind you to work on money or personal security issues that have been left pending and can be resolved now. Jupiter, emphasizing prosperity and expansion, moves into your employment area and this means you could earn more if you ask for it.

Taurus:
Your innate love of beauty and all things sensual may have you in all the stores this spring. But Taureans have a practical side, too. When Venus and Mars get together in Gemini, your focus is shifting to your financial security. Try to strike a balance using your Venus ruler. Be aware that the tendency is to give your financial matters the highest priority when spring changes to summer, and so much so that all your relationships could begin to suffer.

Gemini:
With Venus and Mars in your sign, your social instincts are wide awake and you may be tempted to go out all the time, or use any extra cash to further your friendships. In May, the energies shift and you might feel that business and practical matters that you have been neglecting need your full attention now. If you actually devote your time to these matters now, an income opportunity might present itself in May needing an immediate decision. Good luck!

Cancer:
The tendency since March has been dominated by Saturn, presenting you with an opportunity for turning negatives into positives. Your own initiatives are likely to be pivotal in making progress. You may find that money comes most easily when you ask for it in a mature, determined fashion. Although it is much easier for Cancers to give than to receive, think about what you are really worth and don't hesitate to ask.

Leo:
You could be starting the season by thinking BIG, and talking the same way. In the middle of April, money matters could become rather challenging. You might have to be cautious how you invest and spend your money. Leo natives are the most generous signs of the zodiac and sometimes find it difficult to know where to draw the line. If you are in spending mood now, you will most likely be spending your money for a reason, perhaps to get a new business started. Be careful about impulse spending.

Virgo:
With the start of the spring season, you seem to enjoy a burst of energy. Direct this energy towards financial matters. The planetary alignment favors your focus on a strategy, how to make the most of Jupiter's transit through your sign. The Full Moon in Libra on April 5 could bring you a welcome surprise: A bonus or a work-related windfall. Personal financial security matters and creative ideas how to deal with them, provide a sense of stability.

Libra:
Beauty-seeking Librans may have their work cut out for them as Venus travels through Aries, their opposite sign, and then moves into Taurus with Mars. This may provide more impetus to spend on things of beauty and comfort. While Neptune, planet of dreams, trines with your Sun, you may not have your feet entirely on the ground. Think about making some long-range savings plan, even if it will be enacted in the future sometime. Your work may be filled with surprises now.

Scorpio:
Watery Scorpio can let money slip through his or her fingers pretty easily. When Venus joins Mars in Gemini, they direct your attention to financial matters like investments or joint resources. When the tax madness is over you could be focusing on your personal financial security, with the primary goal to preserve your hard-earned assets. In your business dealings, your acumen and perseverance will bring success.

Sagittarius:
With the prevailing planetary energy since March, you may find that you are looking for more out of your job, and may decide to take on something more creative or meaningful. Although this proves challenging at the moment, in time, money will follow for this important goal you are developing now. New activities and new opportunities and how you deal with them, will determine how successful you may become over time.

Capricorn:
Capricorns are the savers and the planners of the zodiac, and seem to understand money better than the rest of us. One tendency this spring is to direct your attention to long-term planning as a tool that may help you weather the storm when Venus will turn retrograde in Gemini in May. This transit could bring financial complications connected with your work.

Aquarius:
Spring began with the temptation of impulse spending on personal pleasures. A challenging aspect from Mars in the income sector of your chart could encourage you to cast caution to the winds. If you need money now, ask for a loan or arrange a trade of services with someone who needs what you do. When Jupiter turns direct in Virgo, financial matters or joint resources may demand your full attention.

Pisces:
The New Moon in Aries in the income area of your chart launched the spring season and made financial matters a top priority. Sociable energies from Venus in April might have you wanting to talk on the phone more than usual, or use that text-message feature a few times too often. Though of course you deserve to have fun, try to leave some cash aside for bills and other monthly responsibilities. Be very cautious about any sure-fire game of getting wealthy that may be proposed to you in April.