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Beware the December pay trap!

EssexHebridean · 2018-12-17 22:02:31

Yep - here we are again, time for the annual warning thread,,, I'm talking about the "December pay trap" - you know the one, rather than being paid on the last day of the month, or the 28th, "because it's Christmas" your company set up the pay run early - anything from 10 days early. The money lands in your bank account,…

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Naomim Posts: 3,235 Forumite

8 November at 11:50PM

Funnily enough, I was talking about this with my 16yo today.

She said she knew Nov & Dec were expensive months with two birthdays and Christmas so I launched into my budgeting spiel and that I saved for these and that I get paid early in December so I move it out of the account so it doesn't leave me with 5/6 weeks to week the salary out.

Credit Cards NOV 2019 £33,220.42 Sept 2025 £16,515.00 Here's my diary: A Ditherer's Diary Again
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