YOUR STARS

(THURSDAY, 3 AUGUST 2017)

ARIES (March 21-April 20) – Others think you have a good idea but are liable to steal it from you. Never mind, you will soon have an even better one which will put them in their place. What may seem like a real will turn out to be a false economy and should be discontinued. A new approach can now be adapted permanently. TAURUS (April 21-May 20) – If you are honest with yourself you will not succumb to self-deception. You tend to have some rather unorthodox ideas, but this does not automatically disqualify them. Do however seek to evaluate them objectively and thoroughly. Do not spend on yourself money intended for housekeeping or repairs. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) – Consider an alternative that could save money but also examining whether it is of sufficient quality. To make good progress, you will have to delegate and concentrate on areas in which you are most proficient. It would do you good to take a bit more fresh air as well as stay out of a dusty atmosphere. CANCER (June 21-July 20) – This is no better time to be reckless in money matters than any other so be very careful of investment offers. A friend will have a stimulating effect on your life; another with all the trappings of a friend will prove to be the opposite. Do not make excuses for not doing what should be done. LEO (July 21-Aug. 20) – It is best to try to circumvent an obstacle than to charge straight at it. Even though your interests have diverged keep on the right side of an old friend. You should try to economize in other ways. There will be some tensions but you will be able to reduce them to a minimum. VIRGO (Aug 21-Sept. 22) – Seek to ensure you give good value for others’ money no less than you wish to receive good value for yours. Your efforts will be rewarded, but only in the long run – in the short term it will seem as though you have been working to no avail. Avoid allowing curiosity to devolve into interference. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) – Always try to maintain good relationship with your associates at work. Make every effort to prevent your emotional life from becoming still more complicated; you cannot fairly divide your attention too often. Consequently try to keep away from those with whom you normally do not get on well. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 22) – Being too much in a rush is liable to spoil the results. Do not be quite so selfish; put the interests of your partner and family at least on a level with your own. Living with one eye on the past is fine for some of the time, for most of the time better have both eyes on the present and one on the future. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 20) – Seek not to become embroiled in a legal problem. Look out for some developments which are not instantly apparent. What seemed to be quite straightforward is nothing of the kind. Stating your case in person would be far more effective than doing so by phone. CAPRICORN (Dec. 21-Jan. 19) – Try not to become involved in a quarrel concerning children not your own as well as to settle rapidly that do. There will be lots of important things to do, none of them can be left until ‘later’. Just get on with them without always thinking about what still remains to be done. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) – You should try to end the week without anything or not very much left half finished. You must not give credence to the fallacy that credit card debts are easier to deal with than ordinary debts. Do not be dissuaded from what you know has to be done, but do listen to what others think. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) – A new approach you have discovered is the right one even though it is slightly unorthodox. Now is the right time to attend to a personal matter you have previously set aside. Do not stand in the way of younger people; concentrate on areas where your greater experience and range of contacts counts.