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Discussion Thread Wednesday 16 😺 April 2025 (aussie.zone)

submitted 1 week ago by YarraByte@aussie.zone to c/melbourne@aussie.zone

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[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 9 points 1 week ago (2 children)

bangs table excitedly TRIPLE PAY MONTH TRIPLE PAY MONTH and yes I have carefully planned my leave to come around the bonus pay. Half of it to savings, the other half to buy me some fuckin' treats and I have now ordered the Bigtree I have had my eye on for years

[–] RustyRaven@aussie.zone 2 points 1 week ago (2 children)

My brain just does not compute budgeting that way. I budget on my fortnightly pay cycle, with monthly and yearly payments averaged out.

[–] just_kitten@aussie.zone 2 points 1 week ago

Same. A fortnight is a fortnight, every bill or estimated bill gets divided into fortnightly payments even if it's $3 per fortnight. Getting paid 3 times a month makes no difference at all to my accounting/budgeting...

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 1 points 1 week ago

I just run a spreadsheet. Pay1 on X pay 2 on Y, reoccurring bills all colourcoded in accordance to what pay cycle purview they land in + half a mortgage payment = total for that pay. Subtract ones with PAID next to them from the total for a running idea of how much moneys I need to have before next pay rolls in

[–] tombruzzo@aussie.zone 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I plotted this out in calendars when I got paid fortnightly as well. It feels good knowing its happening but I wish my bank account felt the difference more

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

April and October.

I mean I don't know what you're talking about

[–] tombruzzo@aussie.zone 3 points 1 week ago

I managed to have one in February oddly enough. You can jam 3 pays in there if you pack them real tight