If today is your birthday: You're the type of person who always wants to get along well with everyone, yet in the coming year you might let yourself be less careful about how you handle tough people. In some cases you'll win, in others you won't.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) - If you're honest with yourself, you'll realize that self-discipline is always essential in the management of your funds. The minute you let your guard down, wasteful spending is likely.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) - Regardless of how right you think you are, be cooperative instead of insistent upon others doing things your way. If you're correct, events will have people coming around to your view.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) - It isn't likely you'll have much luck in getting others to do things your way, so if there is something important at stake, handle it on your own. It's the only sure shot to getting what you want.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) - There is a good chance you'll be asked to take on some additional responsibilities, but don't think you have to do so just because it's requested of you. Have your excuses ready.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) - If you hope to fulfill an ambitious objective, be prepared to be more tenacious than a hungry terrier. Be prepared for the worst, and it won't seem so tough.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) - Should your position or opinion be challenged or opposed, you're not apt to yield your ground too easily, even though you might know in your heart that you could be wrong. Try to be more flexible.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) - Don't allow your desires for instant gratification to cause you embark on a spending spree. Do so only when your wallet is bulging and you have money to burn.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) - It's your basic nature to be a rather optimistic person, yet you could have a tendency to be nothing but negative when assessing matters at hand, if you do so in a sour frame of mind.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) - Instead of pushing yourself to the end of your tether, get help when you find the workload getting heavier than you're capable of handling on your own.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) - You're not likely to find yourself being too popular if you can't resist trying to remake friends in your own image. Accept your pals, warts and all, and they'll do the same with you.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) - If you fail to honor a promise you made to a friend just because you simply don't feel like doing it, it'll prey on your mind all day long. For your own peace of conscience, stand by your word.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) - Be careful which friend you go to for an honest evaluation of something important, because a negative person is likely to see only the down side and could steer you accordingly.

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