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Beware the December pay trap!

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  • RhiBi
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    Thankfully, as my pay date is the 15th, we don’t get paid early.  It also means that January isn’t such a long month!
  • molerat
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    RhiBi said:
    Thankfully, as my pay date is the 15th, we don’t get paid early.  It also means that January isn’t such a long month!
    My main payday is 13th so similarly not affected.

  • RhiBi
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    molerat said:
    RhiBi said:
    Thankfully, as my pay date is the 15th, we don’t get paid early.  It also means that January isn’t such a long month!
    My main payday is 13th so similarly not affected.

    It also means that those end of month pay day emails don’t bother me either!
  • EssexHebridean
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    I worked for a company with a 15th pay date for years - definitely makes life easier for a lot of budgeting things! 
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