Alright so back in March I stumbled on this Aries money horoscope thing while scrolling through my phone. Honestly? Usually I’d roll my eyes and keep scrolling. But this time my wallet was feeling extra light after some stupid impulse buys last month. Figured hey, why not try this starry advice.
The Setup Phase
First thing Monday morning, March 3rd, I grabbed an old jar from the kitchen. Felt kinda ridiculous shaking out the last crumbs of instant coffee. Cleared my desk corner – space for my new “money magic” jar. The horoscope kept yelling “SMART SAVING TRICKS” so I started stupid simple: every single day I’d force cash into this jar. Amount didn’t matter yet. Just had to touch money daily.
Dug around and found three crumpled dollar bills in yesterday’s jeans. Slapped ’em into the jar. Boom. Day one done. Felt… underwhelming. But committed.
The Tiny Income Surprise
Later that week, checking my phone and saw this notification: $0.21 from that weird hobby blog I forgot about. Almost dismissed it. Then remembered the horoscope said watch for small money streams. Scratched my head. Could blog pennies count? Dunno why but I grabbed two dimes and a penny from my car cup holder, walked over, and dropped them clinking into the jar. “Platform earnings” officially added! Jar looked slightly less pathetic.
Figuring Out the “Smart” Part
The horoscope mentioned avoiding risky stocks – easy since gambling gives me panic sweats anyway. But it also whispered about some free money trick with “low risk coins”. Research mode activated (meaning googling at midnight). Found basic rules:
- Buy before 3 PM on workdays or you miss a day’s juice
- Thursdays are the sweet spot to catch weekend money
- Holidays? Buy TWO days early minimum
Started moving my jar money into that low-risk money pool every Thursday before lunch. Literally setting phone reminders: “Feed the coin monster”. Felt less like finance, more like feeding a virtual pet for spare change.
March Madness (The Budget Kind)
Stuck it out all month. Some days sucked – poured loose change in just to keep the streak. Other days? Like March 31st, found a forgotten $10 bill in a winter coat pocket. Felt like winning the tiny-money lottery. Jar looked… kinda full?
Final March stats:
- Forced myself to add money: 31 days straight
- Scraped together from old blogs/wallets: $9.84
- Total stuffed in jar: $63.50
- “Free money” from timing tricks: $0.67 (it counts!)
Biggest win? Not the cash. Proved even dumb horoscope advice gets results if you actually do the thing. Even small stuff. Still broke? Yeah. Less broke? Also yeah. Jar’s on my desk right now, got April’s pennies rattling inside. Might paint it gold next month.
