Okay so this morning I grabbed my coffee like always and sat down to scan the daily Virgo stuff. You know me, gotta see what the stars are whispering. The one titled Virgo Horoscope Today Quick Advice for Work and Money popped right up. Figured, why not? Let’s see what’s cooking.
Work Stuff First
The advice said something like “Be proactive in presenting your ideas, especially financial angles.” Right. Made sense. I had been sitting on this tiny cost-saving tweak for the supplier spreadsheet. It wasn’t huge, but every penny counts, right?
So, here’s what I did:
- Opened up the dusty spreadsheet I hadn’t touched in months. Yeah, the one buried under my digital pile.
- Fired up a new slide – just one, didn’t wanna bore anyone. Threw the key numbers on there: current cost vs. potential saving with this minor change.
- Stuck in a BIG fat arrow pointing to the saving. Visuals work.
- Didn’t wait. Picked up the phone – didn’t just email – actually called my manager around 10:30 AM.
“Hey, got 5 minutes? Found something quick, saves about a hundred bucks monthly on that Project X supply line.” Boom. Presented the slide over screen share. Done in 4 minutes flat.
Manager just grunted, “Huh. Okay. We’ll try it.” Not fireworks, but honestly? Felt good not sitting on it. Star point checked off.
Money Talk Was… Weird
The money part advised “Scrutinize expenses. Avoid impulsive buys.” Classic Virgo stuff. Fine.
Normally, Wednesday I grab a pricy lunch from that gourmet sandwich place near the office. My treat. Today? Nope. Pulled the sad desk salad I prepped last night. Budget warrior!
Then the fun part. I decided to really look at my monthly subscriptions. Like actually open every single “you paid” email from the last few months. Found:
- A cloud storage plan I upgraded EIGHTEEN months ago for a project that ended sixteen months ago. Still paying the higher tier! Idiot.
- Two fitness apps. I only use ONE.
- A “premium” version of some budgeting app that… well, I stopped using months ago. Irony bites hard.
Immediate Action: Spent 20 minutes frantically clicking ‘Cancel Subscription’ on all of them. Feels like I just found cash in an old coat pocket. Small victories.
Unexpected Plot Twist
Here’s where it went sideways. The horoscope said avoid impulsive buys, right? I avoided the sandwich, pat on the back. But then my neighbor texted. “Hey, selling that vintage turntable I mentioned, need it gone TODAY, offer?” Remembered him showing it ages ago. Cool thing. Good deal?
Bam! The urge hit. “Scrutinize! Impulsive! Virgo!” screamed in my head. Tried to walk away. Didn’t walk away. Went over “just to look.” Touched it. Listened to it hum. Felt the smooth dials. My inner accountant was losing the battle to my inner collector.
Yeah. I bought the damn turntable. Stellar advice thoroughly ignored. Contradicted my own practice in the span of an hour. Now I have a sweet turntable I need to find space for, and a weird sense of shame mixed with glee. Typical.
So yeah. Today was a mixed bag. Work win? Check. Expense tracking/scraping? Check. Followed the “no impulse buy” rule perfectly… until I absolutely didn’t. Feels incredibly human. Turntable spins nicely though.
