{"id":627,"date":"2012-11-13T04:00:33","date_gmt":"2012-11-13T04:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/cosmiccandor\/?p=627"},"modified":"2012-11-09T21:09:16","modified_gmt":"2012-11-09T21:09:16","slug":"hey-mercury-wheres-my-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/cosmiccandor\/2012\/11\/hey-mercury-wheres-my-money.html","title":{"rendered":"Hey Mercury, Where&#8217;s My Money?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tarot.com\/mercury-retrograde\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-628\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/329\/2012\/11\/female-wallet-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Get tips to survive Mercury Retrograde at Tarot.com\" width=\"270\" height=\"270\" \/><\/a>I just balanced my checkbook, and let me tell you there&#8217;s, er, a little less cash money in there than I thought. And sure, I can point a finger at Nordstrom, but I can sure point another one at planet Mercury.<\/p>\n<p>Mercury rules trade and commerce, so when Mercury is retrograde it can affect our finances. And not in a good way.<\/p>\n<p>Because Mercury Retrograde is all about confusion, it means you could make accounting errors, or just feel more overall stress about your financial situation. (Yeah, I know, who isn&#8217;t always stressed about money anyway, right?)<\/p>\n<p>Well, trust me, finances and the stress involved with\u00a0 managing money are going to be a little bit worse than usual until Mercury goes direct on November 26.<\/p>\n<p>But don&#8217;t freak out! Astrologer Emily Trinkaus gave me a few tips to share with you. Here are a few financial points to keep in mind during MRx:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Don&#8217;t start new investments, make big financial commitments or begin new business partnerships now.<\/li>\n<li>Do reconsider and restructure existing financial commitments. It&#8217;s OK to renegotiate business contracts or loans that already exist.<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t make any major purchases! Things like electronics and cars bought now could be faulty or damaged, or not what you really wanted.<\/li>\n<li>Do think about your financial future, plan and do research so you&#8217;ll be ready to invest or buy when Mercury goes direct.<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t take out a loan! Loans involve contracts, and signing contracts is against the rules of Mercury Retrograde.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you take special care with your money now and follow those tips, your finances will be in better shape by the end of Mercury Retrograde. And as for me, well, I&#8217;m pretty sure I must have made a Mercury-related mistake while balancing my checkbook. There&#8217;s definitely more money in there than that. Yeah. Right?<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Get tips to survive Mercury Retrograde from Tarot.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tarot.com\/mercury-retrograde\" target=\"_blank\">Get more tips for surviving Mercury Retrograde at Tarot.com \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I just balanced my checkbook, and let me tell you there&#8217;s, er, a little less cash money in there than I thought. And sure, I can point a finger at Nordstrom, but I can sure point another one at planet Mercury. 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