Questions about earning

  • What will help me increase my income this year?
  • Which of my skills can I turn into money?
  • Where could extra income come from?
  • What is keeping me from earning more?
  • Should I ask for a raise now?

Questions about spending, savings and debt

  • What is keeping me from saving money?
  • What am I spending more on than I need to?
  • Should I make this big purchase in the coming month?
  • What will help me pay off my debt faster?
  • How can I feel calmer about money?

Questions about work and career

  • What awaits me in my first months at the new job?
  • Should I change jobs this year?
  • What will help me at the interview?
  • How can I improve my relationship with my manager?
  • Which direction suits me better?
  • Should I start my own business now?

More questions on every topic are in the article “Questions to ask tarot: 60 examples”.

Which cards talk about money

  • Pentacles — the suit of the material world: money, work, property. The Ace of Pentacles is a new opportunity to earn, the Ten is prosperity and stability, the Five is scarcity and hardship.
  • Major Arcana: Wheel of Fortune — change and luck, The Empress — abundance, The Emperor — order and a steady income, The Devil — debt and dependence on money, The Tower — a sudden loss or upheaval.
  • Cups and Wands in a money reading show how you feel about your work: whether you enjoy it or force yourself, whether you’re fired up or running on empty.

The money meaning of every card is on the pages of the Card meanings section.

Which spread to choose

  • A simple yes-or-no decision (whether to buy, whether to accept an offer) — one card.
  • A situation with work or money — the Situation spread: the core issue, what hinders, what helps, the outcome.
  • Plans for the year — the Year-ahead spread.

What not to ask the cards

  • “How much will I earn?”, “When will the money come?” — the cards don’t show amounts or dates.
  • “Should I buy these stocks?”, “Should I take out a loan?” — financial decisions should be based on the numbers and, if needed, made with an advisor. A reading can help you think about your motives, but it won’t replace analysis.
  • “Will I win the lottery?” — it’s a lottery: pure chance.

Frequently asked questions

What questions should I ask tarot about money?

For example: “What is keeping me from saving?”, “What will help me increase my income this year?”, “Should I make this purchase in the coming month?”

Which tarot suit represents money?

Pentacles — the suit of the material world: money, work, property.

Can tarot tell you where to invest money?

No. Financial decisions should be based on the numbers; a reading can help you sort out your motives, but it won’t replace analysis.

How this article was prepared

This text was written with the help of AI, based on the sources listed below and on the questions people actually search for. Every factual statement — about the history of decks, what a deck contains, what authors wrote — has a footnote. The text was then checked by a separate AI instance that took no part in writing it: it compared the facts with the footnotes, and errors were corrected. The English version is a translation of the original Russian article.

We describe reading practices — how to shuffle, charge or “cleanse” a deck — as traditions and habits of tarot readers, not as proven methods: there is no scientific evidence for divination. Read more on our editorial policy page. Found a mistake? Let us know via the contact form.