Spending Habits
By Zodiac Sign

Money: how do you handle it?

by Kim Rogers-Gallagher

When it comes to money, the way each of us handle it is almost as unique as our fingerprints. But each of the twelve signs inarguably share certain basic characteristics, so if you and the rest of your twelfth of the population were seated in a circle, you'd probably have a good laugh if the subject of money were raised; especially if, for example, you were asked what you'd do with a windfall if you absolutely had to spend it in 48 hours.

Aries (March 21 - April 19)
To an Aries, everything that passes through those hot little hands of yours is a toy. And money is a particularly fun toy. It gets you whatever you want, the second you want it -- which, as the commercial says, is in your book, "priceless." Of course, whether or not you're close to the limit on the plastic you're carrying around doesn't matter … impulse is your middle name. That goes double when you've got some extra Benjamins in your pocket.

Taurus (April 20 - May 20)
Quality or quantity? Lots of us spend hours of our lives mulling that over. You, however, have the answer deeply imbedded in the back of your quality-conscious brain: both. Fortunately, you're a money-magnet, and an expert at finding objects, experiences and people who answer those descriptions, so why settle? When you find what you want (after lots of highly pleasurable comparison shopping), you plunk down the cash or plastic, smile a thank you and toddle off happily to enjoy yourself.

Gemini (May 21 - June 20)
Unlike your Taurus neighbors, you don't want just one, special, unusual thing, experience or friend -- you're a collector. You like lots of what you like. In fact, if "variety is the spice of life" wasn't written by, or for, a Gemini -- well, then it wasn't written at all. So when it comes to laying down a stack of bills, pulling out your ATM or deciding whether or not to wreak major havoc on your Visa, if the decision involves a collection, a medley or an assortment, you're in.

Cancer (June 21 - July 22)
Home, kids and family. Those are the keywords most often associated with your sign. What's not often mentioned is the fact that you also suffer, occasionally, from bouts of guilt -- when you feel like you haven't paid enough attention to any or all of those matters. So when it comes to spending your hard-earned pesos, it's easiest for you to do it -- to justify it, that is -- when you're making your home more of a nest than it already is (as if that's possible), or buying a gift for a loved one.

Leo (July 23 - August 22)
Royalty deserves the best and nothing less. You, Leo, just so happen to be the lion, the sign of royalty. Why else would there be all those lions on those ancient coats of arms? That means when it comes to spending, you don't hesitate to pull out all the stops -- for yourself, sure, but even more so for the ones you love, since you're also famous for treating those closest to your heart (also ruled by Leo) even more like royalty. Careful, though. Spending like royalty means you've got to earn like royalty … or end up in the gallows.

Virgo (August 23 - September 22)
You've probably got a great big jar of silver coins, another one full of strictly pennies, some bills tucked away in a coffee can, and a real savings account somewhere. Or if you're superstitious, there may be a tightly-wrapped bundle of cash in any number of other places. Regardless of where it is, right down to the penny, you're quite sure of exactly what's there. When you decide to spend any of it, there's got to be a very good, logical reason for it -- and a terrific sale going on.

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