This is an exceedingly bad time to run up debts or take out loans; wait and shop around for better deals. Instant gratification is highly overrated; if you want something badly enough, you should save for it. You'll appreciate your purchase far more once you have sacrificed for it. Don’t lash out loot for the sake of it: you’ll need it for a rainy day.

You've got to be forthright with folk if they're going to trust you in the future; stop bending the truth about your qualifications or knowledge. Although you may not have all the skills desired or required, your honesty, integrity and determination is enough for any would-be employer. At any rate, you don't want to get a reputation as a liar.

You can't afford to wool-gather over an incredible opportunity; grab your luck and let the chips fall where they may. Yes, you're going to have to relinquish an element of security, but there's always a price to pay where dreams are concerned. Furthering your education or travel will open up enticing new worlds for you.

Someone has deceived you and betrayed your trust for the last time; it's time to put an end to this shenanigan right now. You don't owe this person any explanations for ending your association; they know very well what they've done to make you mad. Don't yield to any pleas of mercy; it's time to protect yourself from such low-life.

A power struggle in a close relationship makes you feel afraid and confused; you're going to have to relinquish an element of control. If your partner truly cares for you, they'll make decisions that are designed to make you both happy. Do you have the courage to put your fate into someone else's hands? If so, do it before January 3rd.

Imposing your personal belief system on those around you is not only a bad idea, it's just plain wrong. You've got to allow people to make decisions that feel right for them. Until you do, all of your relationships will be tense and strained. When you show others you respect their choices, you end up honouring your own.

Sexually based games are more dangerous than you realise, so watch your step with regard to a new romance. It's better to be honest about your needs than feed someone your perceived desires. Is your willingness to please rooted in a fear of abandonment? You'll never win somebody's love by suppressing your personality.

A partner’s habits really irritates you, but you'll never solve the problem with constant complaints. Instead, make an effort to change behaviour patterns that bother your partner about you. When you prove that you're willing to make sacrifices for them, they'll do the same for you. Be the first to extend the olive branch.

Working alongside someone you know can be really confusing, either because this person is afraid to express their feelings or familiarity breeds contempt. Don't take their reassurances at face value. Nothing will get done until you get to the bottom of how they truly feel. Until you do it’ll be like pulling teeth.

A creative block is actually affecting your finances; it's hard to attract to wealth when you feel you’re stuck in a rut. You're going to have to force yourself to try new activities that you are not especially good at. Your imagination will kick in when you're forced to come up with solutions to problems you have never faced before.

Gracious Venus in your sign from today until early January gives you the opportunity to make something of yourself. Start with your image for if you look good then you’ll create a momentum to attract love and favours towards you. Next look to your artistic potential which is just waiting to be appreciated and turned into a blazing success story.

Borrowing money from a friend or family member is just about the worst thing you could do on a day like today, so don't do it. You're better off looking for a creative solution to your economic problems than siphoning off resources from your loved ones. Get rid of your sense of entitlement -- it's entirely unwarranted.