Overspending leading up to December

Monday, November 03, 2014

As the most expensive time of the year swiftly approaches, we must, more importantly than ever, plan our spending for the next three months. After all, there are only three more paydays until the end of January. October, November and December.

We usually get paid early in December and have to wait until the end of January to get paid again.

This can be six to seven weeks between salaries. We also have the tendency to spend all of our bonuses as a “treat fund” to spoil ourselves, instead of using it to help bridge this gap between salaries.

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Overspending leading up to December

As the most expensive time of the year swiftly approaches, we must, more importantly than ever, plan our spending for the next three months. After all, there are only three more paydays until the end of January. October, November and December.

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