You might feel someone has lost their sense of proportion about a proposed holiday or some other travel arrangements. If you find for some reason you're double booked today, be sensible and make an instant decision on what you are going to do. You clearly can't be in two places at once! It doesn't take fanciful exaggerations to explain what's happened. Be honest and you will discover how understanding people can be.

Your income may have been slowly rising lately but as you might now be noticing, so has your spending! Examine your accounts and it could turn out you're spending more than your take home pay. This can be easily remedied. All you have to do is set yourself a sensible budget and think twice before splashing out on unnecessary items. You're starting to be more careful about money. So ignore those who grumble when you insist on knowing the exact cost of things!

A friend seems to resent it when you are offered or you achieve something special. You might feel as if this person is deliberately trying to upset you or is finding any excuse to dislike you and make you feel guilty. Their jealous behaviour is something they're going to have to deal with and although it may cause a rift in your friendship, don't let it obstruct your personal progress in any way.

Either you are undervaluing your talents or you aren't realising how much time you're giving away to other people. You may for example have taken over a friend or neighbour's commitments and what was supposed to be a temporary arrangement has now turned into something more permanent. If people keep expecting you to do their work for them, isn't it time to demand full compensation for you doing so?

You might feel like treating yourself to something extravagant today but a friend will try to talk you out of it. Social activities will keep you pleasantly occupied but you need to keep a watchful eye on expenditures. A moment's carelessness could leave you out of pocket. In the evening, a friend might need your wise advice to help them out of a tricky situation.

Your dilemma today is you feel strongly about an issue but you don't want to be seen making waves. A more extrovert friend or relative may volunteer to be a spokesperson for your grievances and having someone else describe your views makes it all the more convincing. It may be at times other people will exaggerate a situation but if this is what it takes to get the desired result, who are you to argue?

If and when things go wrong you need to keep reminding yourself why it is important to persevere. It might seem like an uphill battle to get a venture or project underway but just think of how good life is going to be once you get it up and running. Whether you're just starting up in business, changing jobs or moving home, it is absolutely essential to fill your mind with up-beat thoughts at this time.

You need to be ultra patient with someone who is likely to play an important role in your future. A long term relationship might undergo a few problems due to a lack of agreement over issues you feel strongly about. Walk away and you will only be left with problems to resolve another day. Persevere and talk things through. The effort you're making will be appreciated and matters will be swiftly resolved.

In conversations, the way to avoid misunderstandings is to keep to the point. If there's anything important to be discussed within the career environment or to do with impending business if you're self employed, a frank approach is something to aim for now. If you don't like what's being said, a little tolerance is in order. Wouldn't it be better to agree to disagree than to fall out completely and lose future business?

Despite your love of a set routine, today you are more likely to act on impulse and enjoy the spontaneity of it all. If an urge for a change means getting out and about in the world around you so much the better. There is a lot going on today that you will find of interest and plenty of people who would love to have you join them. For a change, turn down any request for you to do work which might tie you for too long to the one spot.

If you're writing or doing anything artistic or creative, you might seem to lack the required inspiration today. Your intention to make inroads on a project could come to nothing if you give in to negative thinking. Any kind of mental block will be speedily overcome through either mixing with imaginative types or meditating on your natural talents.

Whether you're sharing the day with another or even several others don't allow people to make excessive demands on you. Anyway, you aren't in the mood to take orders and you are more likely to rebel if anyone gets too high handed or interfering. Professional interests clash with personal affairs or vice versa. Are you devoting too long on your work and not spending enough time with the family?