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HelluvaKick @lemmy.world I don't wanna pay bills for another month
39 2 ReplyEmpricorn @feddit.nl Landlords salivating at the prospect of an entirely new way to increase rent almost 10% for every tenant
23 1 Replymiraclerandy @lemmy.world As long as I get an extra payday without a decrease in payment, I’m good. I doubt that would be the case though.
2 0 Replystarman2112 @sh.itjust.works
Number of hours worked remains the same. TPTB would never allow this to improve the lives of ordinary folk. I say we cut a month out of the year. Who likes August, anyway?
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cannache @slrpnk.net If anything an extra month just means more time for holiday pay, more time for accountants, and more time to waste in general
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BossDj @lemm.ee But think of the possibilities. If you were born on the 31st, you'd stop aging.
9 0 ReplyBarqsHasBite @lemmy.ca Watch out for places (like gyms) that bill biweekly instead of monthly. You may think it lines up with months, but over the course of a year you pay an additional 8.6% more.
6 0 ReplyEatYouWell @lemmy.world But, if you get paid biweekly and all of your bills are monthly, you basically get an extra paycheck each year.
2 0 ReplyBarqsHasBite @lemmy.ca Two extra I believe. And every few years three. BTW advertisers know this and try to sell big ticket items like TVs when that happens.
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