How often do you prefer to be paid?

[luv2cheer92]

Doesnt matter to me. I don't really even pay attention to when I get paid. I really only ever look at it to transfer money into my savings.

 

[AndreaDM]

I don't have a preference, always been bi-weekly except years ago when I was employed through a temp agency, they pay weekly. Spouse gets paid on the 1st and 15th which to me would be weird, I like to know the day of the week I'm getting paid, just makes sense to my brain.

 

[nicolita3]

I'm fine with the way I'm being paid now. It's 2 set days during the month (none listed on the poll), if those days land on a weekend it is moved to Friday, if it lands on a holiday it's the day before.

 

[Kitty 34]

We're retired so monthly but at different times of the month between mine and DH's pensions and SS.

 

[kymom99]

I get a pension once a month and love it. I pay most bills all at once, or set up the payments for sometime near the due dates. My husband gets paid every 2 weeks, which works out good because we use his money for daily expenses. Gas, groceries, etc.

 

[soccerdad72]

Whenever is fine with me. I currently get paid every two weeks. My wife gets distributions into her partner account monthly.

 

[StephMK]

We had to get used to 1x month paychecks for both of us when DH started his new job. Teaching has slways been monthly for me but here they split by 10, not 12.

Now that we have payments set up based on that, I don't mind it. His company is changing to bi-weekly late in 2022 and already sent a heads up so employees can prepare.

 

[DVC-Don]

My pension pays monthly along with US Social Security.

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

Teaching has slways been monthly for me but here they split by 10, not 12.

I'm trying to remember but I think when my aunt taught it was spread over 12 months?? I could be wrong but I don't remember her talking about not having a paycheck during the summer months. It was paid monthly though. I think benefits/fiscal year was set at July 1st for her district though.

 

[Skippy918]

I’ve always been paid either biweekly or twice a month. It doesn’t matter to me.
I know it matters to those on tight budgets or those who live paycheck to paycheck.
From a payroll standpoint, biweekly is easier because payday is always on Friday whereas the twice a month shifts around the calendar.

 

[RUDisney]

It makes no difference to us. I get paid twice a month and my DH gets paid weekly. He runs the company and is responsible for processing the payroll, so he'd prefer to pay less often, but the folks that work for him can't manage their earnings, so weekly works best for them. He runs a trucking and manufacturing company.

I setup all of our bills to be paid in advance and the rest of our money stays in savings and investments until it's needed.

 

[tvguy]

We're retired so monthly but at different times of the month between mine and DH's pensions and SS.

Retired here too. Living off savings for a couple of years until I reach full Social Security age. So I have a set amount pulled out of savings on the first on the month. Tracked our expenses for 10 years to make a budget. Only mistake I made was planning on taking the same amount out every month. I had to make an additional withdrawal this month because December is a bill heavy month. Property taxes due, auto insurance due, long term care insurance due and of course Christmas expenses. I'm still with in my budget for the year though.
High school and college jobs paid weekly. Most of my career I was paid every two weeks. For a couple of years I was paid on the 15th and the 30th, but the company got in trouble because when they switched from every two weeks to the 15th and the 30th, they still divided your salary by 26 pay periods instead of 24 so they were shorting everyone two weeks pay. They switched back to every two weeks, had to pay a couple of years back pay to folks, and pay fines to the state.

 

[Luv Bunnies]

As a public school employee, I get 11 equal paychecks per year. We're paid on the last working day of each month. It's usually fine, although I would prefer to be paid twice a month. I have to budget for not getting a paycheck in July (unless I choose to work summer school). This month, we were paid on the 17th, since we're off for the rest of December. I have to plan for not being paid again until the end of January. DH is currently working for an agency that provides substitute teachers to schools. He gets paid weekly, so it's nice to know that his pay will come in on Fridays. Except, he won't get paid for the two week winter, break, so we have to budget for that. Luckily, we don't live paycheck-to-paycheck so it's all fine. I just don't like having to pull from savings for regular expenses.

 

[ShirikiUtundu]

makes zero difference to me.

 

[nene0182]

We are both paid biweekly on opposite weeks which works well for us.

 

[Skywalker3]

For the last 25 years, we've been paid every 2 weeks. Govt workers. Set pay period, and set payday.

 

[JenBush]

I’ve only ever been paid every other week. I imagine I could get used to another pay schedule, but I like this schedule.

 

[Minnesota!]

We are both paid biweekly on opposite weeks which works well for us.

This used to be us and I LOVED it...always money that week, but still "extra checks" 2/year.

Now we are both biweekly on the same weeks. Meh. It is what it is.

 

[RedAngie]

Retired here too. Living off savings for a couple of years until I reach full Social Security age. So I have a set amount pulled out of savings on the first on the month. Tracked our expenses for 10 years to make a budget. Only mistake I made was planning on taking the same amount out every month. I had to make an additional withdrawal this month because December is a bill heavy month. Property taxes due, auto insurance due, long term care insurance due and of course Christmas expenses. I'm still with in my budget for the year though.
High school and college jobs paid weekly. Most of my career I was paid every two weeks. For a couple of years I was paid on the 15th and the 30th, but the company got in trouble because when they switched from every two weeks to the 15th and the 30th, they still divided your salary by 26 pay periods instead of 24 so they were shorting everyone two weeks pay. They switched back to every two weeks, had to pay a couple of years back pay to folks, and pay fines to the state.

Didn’t you and others notice right away and complain? It took a couple of years for the company to make it right??

 

[RedAngie]

And by the way, Disboard, STOP sending me notices while I’m composing a reply to a post on my phone. It messes up my reply and IDGAD that someone else replied. I’ll see that reply soon enough; I don’t need to be informed of it.

Bah humbug to you too.