Keep an eye on your spending above all if you are out with extravagant friends. People can be persuasive, wanting you to go along with their ideas for having fun. If you aren't keen, find a diplomatic excuse as to why you can't join in. If you are single, you could hear from a long lost friend. Attached? Your partner's eagerness to try something new will surprise you. This is one suggestion you won't be turning down!

A colleague or loved one is in a tetchy mood; this is becoming a habit and they're starting to get you down. Today you are blessed with a large helping of confidence and courage. If therefore you feel it is time to clear the air, this is the perfect time to speak your mind. Have a stand by set of arrangements in mind for this evening as someone might cancel plans to join you or a social event could be postponed.

Someone is letting a small success go to their head and they're starting to act as if they are superior to you. Their bossy behaviour and uncalled for demands are starting to annoy you but count to ten before reacting. A defiant attitude will reinforce the image they currently have of themselves. Ignoring them will bring a swifter end to this nonsense! Your partner will insist on pandering to your every need this evening and this will cheer you up immensely.

Try your best to please yourself when it comes to arranging off duty pleasures. Friends will try to persuade you to join in with their more boisterous plans but quieter pursuits are more likely to be your first choice. Patience will be needed with someone who is younger than yourself who is not behaving in a very friendly way. They may not mean to be so hostile so it's up to you to be the mature one and bite your lips.

There should be a pleasantly social feel to the day; everyone seems to be seeking out your company. A quick chat on the telephone could turn out to be a long winded conversation. No matter what, you will go out of your way to give people the time with you they seem to crave. If this means a change of plans, it won't be a huge inconvenience. You might like it if someone tries to lure you away from routine chores!

Plenty of small but essential chores need your attention. Some outstanding tasks you have been avoiding will keep you tied to your own four walls. You might find it hard to decide which to do first. Don't spend too long thinking about it; just get on with what you have to do. Friends and loved ones are hoping to enjoy your company later so get stuck in or you could find yourself running out of hours!

A house mate or close friend might need to be shaken out of a somewhat solitary frame of mind. They say they aren't feeling sorry for themselves but you know better. Instinct will tell you when someone needs to be cheered up and you are the best person for the job. You know just how to get others to forget about their worries for a wee while. A community event will grab your interest and attention as well as amusement.

A tense aura hovers around you; this is more noticeable when you are with one person in particular. Hold on to your patience. You will get better results if you nip potential arguments in the bud. You will do well today if you stick mostly to your own company. Some people will be full of good intentions but their help is more like interference and this will only hamper your progress.

Today's events could cost you twice as much as expected if you continue with your original plans. Because you feel you should have been informed beforehand about some hidden costs, it is not too late to back out. It will irritate you to have to forgo on pleasures you had been looking forward to but you will be pleased you didn't part company with your cash. After a small disappointment you can look forward to a surprisingly cheerful day.

You refuse to waste time on routine chores when you have other more interesting plans in mind. Your eye is on the main chance and you want to give some serious thought to the future. If there is an opening to either earn money or take a step up the career ladder, that's where your instincts and intuition are going to lead you now. Less ambitious friends will wonder why you don't relax more but time wasting activities aren't for you.

A strong yearning for a change of scene could prompt you to start planning a future journey. If after a number of attempts, you still haven't persuaded a loved one to agree to travel with you, back off and give them some breathing space. One small dispute could lead to many unless you accept that in some matters you won't be able to reach an agreement. At least not today!

Being organised is the key if you and those you are with are to get through a heavy load of duties and demands. A young man will be guilty of letting panic get the better of him but you feel incredibly calm and unruffled. Even if it is not normally in your nature to do so, don't hesitate to take charge and insist others follow your ideas and plans. People are impressed. Secretly, you will be quite pleased with yourself too!