How many times a month do you get paid?

September 19th, 2011 at 04:19 pm

I discovered what is going on with my "missing" paycheck -- I missed the announcement that they are discontinuing the salary advance, and we will now be paid once a month only.
Math-wise it is not a big deal, I will just miss the excitement and a fuzzy feeling of a payday.

I wonder, how often do most people get paid? I will probably be in a minority getting paid once a month.

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18 Responses to “How many times a month do you get paid?”

LuckyRobin Says:
September 19th, 2011 at 04:29 pm 1316449789
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Ours is weird, but DH gets paid weekly for four weeks and then no paycheck for two weeks, so I've had to learn to budget money from each paycheck to go over the two weeks with no paycheck.
HousingCounselor Says:
September 19th, 2011 at 04:31 pm 1316449867
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I get paid biweekly and have an "extra" pay two to three times a year depending on the calendar year.
creditcardfree Says:
September 19th, 2011 at 04:31 pm 1316449897
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Twice per month the 1st and the 15th.

My sister is a teacher and is paid once per month.
MonkeyMama Says:
September 19th, 2011 at 04:39 pm 1316450392
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State law - have to be paid at least twice a month in California. As an accountant, it is really a pain. (Like, business owners have to be paid twice a month, though once a month makes most sense).

I'd personally prefer just to be paid once a month. I handle all my finances on a monthly basis, and don't get direct deposit - so the second check is just kind of a pain. It's not "bad" - but I would be totally content to be be paid once a month.

Glad you figured it out!
CB in the City Says:
September 19th, 2011 at 04:45 pm 1316450708
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I've been paid once a month for many years and I wouldn't have it any other way! The bills are all monthly. It works!
starfishy Says:
September 19th, 2011 at 05:26 pm 1316453193
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I get paid every two weeks. I used to get paid once a month and while it's easier from an accounting standpoint, I always felt like I was working for free! I do like seeing new money I've earned come in more often than once a month.
dmontngrey Says:
September 19th, 2011 at 05:47 pm 1316454475
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I get paid weekly. How often wouldn't really matter to me - I can adjust my methods to any schedule.
PNW Mom Says:
September 19th, 2011 at 08:05 pm 1316462729
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DH gets paid every other Friday and I get paid on the 15th and either the 30th/31st.
NJDebbie Says:
September 19th, 2011 at 08:48 pm 1316465318
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Twice, the 15th and 30th (if the 30th falls on the weekend we get the check the Friday before the 30th).
My English Castle Says:
September 20th, 2011 at 03:16 am 1316488575
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Not as much as I'd like?! Once a month from each job--and the first on each. DH is paid twice a month. n
baselle Says:
September 20th, 2011 at 03:20 am 1316488845
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Twice a month - on the 15th and the last day of the month. When I was in North Carolina 20 yrs ago I was paid/month. I got used to it but I hated it.
Nika Says:
September 22nd, 2011 at 05:12 pm 1316711564
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I already don't like it.

It should not make any difference -- it is not like I am making any interest on mid-month advance anyhow, but psychologically it feels like I am getting less. I know, weird, I wonder how I can "trick" myself into not disliking it.
I know, logically, there is no difference, but it does not help.
Looking Forward Says:
September 22nd, 2011 at 11:06 pm 1316732793
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DH is paid weekly and I get paid on the 5th and 20th. I think it would be nice if one of us was paid once monthly. Would be nice to have a larger lump sum.
whitestripe Says:
September 28th, 2011 at 02:15 am 1317176122
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My dad was paid monthly when he worked as a music selector in a high end department store chain. He used to tell me what a pain it was. I get paid weekly, but because I have two jobs, I actually get paid on a Wednesday and a Friday every week
Lau Says:
September 30th, 2011 at 01:43 am 1317347019
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I used to get paid twice a month at my previous job. I get paid every other week now. It's 24 paychecks vs. 26. In the end, it reconciles and I get what I'm supposed to, but I like every other week, because I get a "bonus" check twice a year since I still budget as if it were twice a month.
scrappytappy Says:
October 7th, 2011 at 08:47 pm 1318020463
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I get paid once a month. A teacher friend of mine who has to make her income stretch over the summer told me that she gets money direct deposited into one account and then pays herself every other week. It comes out of necessity for her but it might help to pay yourself.
baselle Says:
October 10th, 2011 at 07:01 pm 1318273299
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Here's a possible "trick" that could work, very much like scrappytappy. Probably works best if you are salaried, you have a couple of transfers/month before the bank gets snarky, and your monthly check doesn't vary.

The day after your direct deposit hits, automatically transfer half (or if you are super sneaky 45%) into savings. On the 15th automatically retransfer the same amount back into checking.

I say 45% as a super sneaky possibility because then you retain 10% into savings.
terri77 Says:
November 13th, 2011 at 08:42 am 1321173723
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Biweekly at both jobs. I get a paycheck every Friday. It's nice.

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