If I'm correct, all government (Fed and State) employees are automatically on the twice monthly pay system, or every 2 weeks (which can mean 3 payperiods in one month at times). I have the pay period every 2 weeks, and I love it. Wouldn't know what to do without it. This way I know exactly how much money I will get every 2 weeks, because there is always the same # of days in the period, with the same deductions, etc. Makes the budgeting much, much easier, and staggers the bill paying out while still getting bills paid on time. Hubby and I schedule our bills (for those companies that ask when in the month you want paid) to coincide with either the first of the month or the last half of the month, and stagger them so that not all the big bills come due that first week and you have no money left to last till the 15th.
I think you'll like it once you get used to it. And remember, if you notice a problem with not enough money to cover bills because they all come due the first of the month, you can always ask to change your billing date. Not all bills will do this, but a lot will, and postponing some by 2 weeks gets you from one check to the other without straining one check and having the 2nd all free. Just my $0.02 on that subject.
Are there many companies in the US that do like overseas and pay only monthly? I thought most of the US companies had gone to the twice a month or every 2 weeks schedule but I've been government most of my career so really have no "reality" to check that with.
CountriGal
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