Overspending leading up to December
Monday, November 03, 2014
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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