Why I Even Bothered
Honestly? I’ve never been big on horoscopes. But my best mate kept bugging me about Virgo predictions after she got some wild accurate love advice from hers last year. So when January rolled around, I figured why not test the 2023 money forecast myself. Worst case? It’s bunk and I write a funny failure story.
How I Dug Up the Predictions
First thing Monday morning, I brewed my usual stupid-strong coffee and fired up the laptop. Just straight up searched “Virgo cash 2023 horoscope” – not fancy, I know. Found this one article screaming about “KEY PREDICTIONS!!!” in all caps. Scanned it real quick and wrote down the money bits that stood out:
- Q1-Q2: Cut unnecessary spending like your life depends on it
- August: Some surprise income opportunity pops up
- November: Big financial decision needs extreme caution
My Game Plan for Testing This
Started brutal right away. Cleared all shopping apps off my phone. Like literally uninstalled Amazon and those sneaky fast-fashion apps. Made myself pay cash for everything – way harder to hand over real bills than tap a card. Tracked every cent in this ugly green notebook my grandma gave me.
Then I waited for August like it was Christmas. Signed up for every freelance platform I could find in July just in case. Even took that dumb online course about reselling vintage stuff at 2am when I couldn’t sleep.
What Actually Went Down
By March I’d saved more than ever – like an extra $800 just from not impulse-buying kitchen gadgets I never used. August rolls around and bam! Some startup paid me $300 to test their budgeting app because I posted about my cash-only experiment. Total fluke.
November? My landlord suddenly offers to sell me my apartment. Freaked me out – that caution warning flashed in my brain. Talked to three different financial advisors before deciding it was actually a steal. Signed papers last week!
My Takeaway After 12 Months
Turns out forcing myself to follow random star advice made me hyper-aware of money habits I’d ignored for years. The predictions weren’t magic – but they gave me deadlines to act. Still not reading my daily horoscope though. That new coffee machine would be nice… but I just crossed it off my cart. Old habits die hard.
