'Does early pay in December help or hurt?' poll discussion

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Poll Started 11 January 2009:
Does early pay in December help or hurt?
Many employers pay staff earlier in December so money is in their accounts in time for Christmas. Yet this means the normal monthly salary needs to stretch over a longer period, and with Christmas and January sales it's a particularly high spend time.
Do you think early pay in December helps or hurts?
A. It's a help – money pre Christmas is useful.
B. It hurts – keep it at the normal time to help budgeting.
Please vote here, or click 'post reply' to discuss below. Thanks
Also see the MSE News story: MoneySavers say 'no' to early Christmas pay
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Does early pay in December help or hurt?
Many employers pay staff earlier in December so money is in their accounts in time for Christmas. Yet this means the normal monthly salary needs to stretch over a longer period, and with Christmas and January sales it's a particularly high spend time.
Do you think early pay in December helps or hurts?
A. It's a help – money pre Christmas is useful.
B. It hurts – keep it at the normal time to help budgeting.
Please vote here, or click 'post reply' to discuss below. Thanks

Also see the MSE News story: MoneySavers say 'no' to early Christmas pay
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1) all your December pay early
2) all your December pay at the usual time
3) half early and half at the usual time
which I thought was brilliant (and very accommodating)
Emergency Fund Challenge #89 £1000/£1000 (100%) :j
However, January is then a long long time away. I do work to a budget but still, it throws you out a bit when a months salary (received a bit early) has to stretch to accommodate 6 weeks of the most expensive time of year.
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Agree with Scarletbea
Companies pay staff early because they don't want to employ people doing payroll over the Christmas period - it's a cost saving exercise and isn't done out of having the staffs interest at heart.