new payroll period

[PA DETAILER]

had a warehouse meeting yesterday. in the spirt of going green, the company in their wisdom decided to go BI-WEEKLY pay from weekly. i do not like this move at all! most co-workers i talked to, did not favor this move also. this will go in effect july. i worked past jobs that were bi-weekly, and you really have to budget differently!

[SeaJay's]

I completely agree with you. definitely have to budget your pay checks.

I was weekly, then went to bi-weekly, then bi-monthly...now i'm back to Bi-weekly. Which I'm use to now.

You'll adjust. Just give it some time.

[ICEMAN]

yes i feel ur pain. switched at the beginning of 2010 to bi weekly. i absolutely hate it. i kept telling my self, ill just hold back half of it til the next friday. NEVER works. lol

[Emm]

I am bi-weekly, I really don't see much of a difference between the two. It is still the same amount of money. I still pay the same bills every month.

[WindyCity]

I get paid 2x a month.....it is tough, you have to really budget your money. Usually you are so desperate to get paid when you finally get your check that you spend it in a matter of a few days and then you are broke again!


A lesson I learned that helps me is to wait to buy groceries etc until about 4 days before I get paid then when I get my check I don't have to run out and buy a whole bunch of stuff and use all of my money right after I get paid....it is a trick that works for me. But I am strict with my budget, and don't use my credit cards much.

[FUNX650]

Try to budget this pay period...I get paid once a month. But, it is a goodly sum.

[A.P.A.D.]

i hear ya. i get paid bi-weekly, and i budget planning on getting paid twice a week. by doing this, u end up with 2 extra paychecks a year since 2 months out the year u get 3 paychecks. always is like a lil bonus on those months =)

[silverfox]

Dude...I worked once at a university that paid out monthly.

[DantheMan]

I get paid every 4 weeks if im lucky. Not uncommon to go 6.. Not that big of a deal after the first time. You get used to it real quick.

[Reflexion]

Where I work pays out weekly, which kinda surprised me when I first started (2 yrs ago), but I am always thinking that they are going to change it to cut some costs.