Anyone who offers you a deal that could be taken away at any minute, or 'only 10 left at this incredible price', or 'last one, no more in stock', are just playing with your shopping psychology this month. In the back of the store they have loads more to sell. Remember this to temper any consumer frenzy when making emergency bargain purchases this month.

Along with gazing at the stars to divine the fates it is also a well known fact that the way dogs sleep in their baskets is a premonition of things to come. You'll have to find a web site as accurate as us to find out what Fido is trying to tell you, we just do the planets excellently, but all four legs up in the air at once is a terrible sign if it isn't actually dead.

In 2012 favor the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0 and any combination of these numbers in any lottery venture.