Today would be an excellent opportunity for holiday gift shopping. Forget about ordering online and visit brick and mortar establishments. You need to handle the merchandise and check the craftsmanship. Good luck and good taste should lead you to exactly what you want. With savvy bargaining, you can keep the prices down.
Your spending this month focuses on two distinct patterns: things purchased because you want to, and things purchased because you have to. How can you combine the two? Let's say, for instance, you have to pretty up your work area. With Mercury, planet of communication and commerce, moving backward through this sector of your chart in January, the idea of refreshing your workspace makes sense. Make it a place you love to be as well as a place you have to be. It's not impossible, Virgo, especially with your sensibilities. Financially, your best days this month are the 14th through the 18th. Though this spans a weekend, you can still take advantage of online banking to move resources where you need them -- acting with reason and caution, of course. On the 26th, you may feel motivated to act, but direct that energy toward something other than your finances. It's better to let things wait for a while than to be impulsive.