Diving Into the Monthly Money Flow: A Pisces Journey
So, you saw the title, right? “Good News Coming Your Way!” Man, that got me hooked instantly, even if I usually just shrug off horoscopes. But hey, when the bank account feels a bit tight, any hint of good fortune is worth a quick peek, isn’t it?
I started this practice because my financial life was seriously all over the place. I mean, one month I was feeling flush, buying all the takeout, and the next I was eating instant noodles and avoiding my card statements. I needed a system, something to track this madness, but spreadsheets always felt too robotic.
The Initial Setup: More Art Than Science
First step: I just started jotting down every penny. Not in a strict budget way, but more like a daily journal of where the money went and, crucially, how I felt about those expenditures. I grabbed a simple notebook—nothing fancy, just one I had lying around—and marked the start of the Pisces cycle. This isn’t about astrology predictions; it’s about using those cycles as a psychological anchor for review.
- Week 1: The Drain. This is always rough. Rent, utilities, maybe a subscription payment I forgot about. I noticed a massive emotional dip right here. Everything felt like an obligation. I wrote down “Felt heavy, spent too much on coffee, needed a lift.”
- Week 2: The Scramble. This is where I start thinking about side gigs or cutting corners. I tracked every small saving. I canceled that gym membership I hadn’t used in three months. That was a mini win. I logged it as “Recovered $50! Immediate moral boost.”
I kept this up, logging income when it hit—the big paycheck, a small refund, whatever—and marking it in big, bold letters. The visual impact helped shift the narrative from constant outflow to occasional inflow.
The Mid-Cycle Revelation: Spotting the Pattern
Around the middle of the month, something interesting happened. I was reviewing my “Spending Moods” versus the actual category spending. I realized that almost all my unnecessary spending (the “drain”) happened when I was feeling bored or stressed after a long workday.
I wasn’t spending because I needed something; I was spending for a dopamine hit. This led me to my next practical action:
Implemented the 24-Hour Rule for Non-Essentials. If I saw something I wanted online, I’d put it in the cart and literally force myself to wait a full day. Nine times out of ten, I’d come back and think, “Nah, don’t need it.” That simple pause stopped the impulsive leaks that were killing my momentum.
The ‘Good News’ Manifestation
You want to know where the good news from the headline actually came from? It wasn’t winning the lottery, unfortunately. It was two things derived directly from this tracking exercise.
First, because I wasn’t mindlessly spending, I suddenly had a decent chunk of money left over from the previous period—more than I expected. When I reviewed the previous month’s journal, I literally drew a smiley face next to the leftover amount. It felt like “found money.” That’s the first bit of good news: self-generated surplus.
Second, and this is the big one for this specific cycle, I saw a recurring small payment from an old client. It was tiny, maybe $100, but it was irregular. I had been meaning to chase them up for more work. Because my finance journal had that specific entry highlighted, I immediately shot them an email. They responded within hours offering me a small project that paid exactly what I needed to cover a sudden car repair bill.
The Takeaway: Action Over Prediction
My conclusion after this whole monthly deep dive? The “good news” isn’t just going to fall out of the sky. The horoscope is just a trigger. My good news came because I was tracking, I was focused, and I was organized enough to see an opportunity (the old client payment) and grab it. The practice of putting pen to paper every single day—tracking not just the numbers but the feelings—made me proactive instead of reactive. It turned vague hope into deliberate action. Now I’m rolling that surplus into the next cycle feeling way more in control. It’s working, man.
