From Betty's kitchen table
Two months in 2027 bring a paycheck your bills don't know about.
Tell me how you're paid and I'll show you which ones. Takes ten seconds, and nothing you pick leaves this page.
Paydays that land on a weekend or a federal holiday are counted on the business day before, the way most employers pay them.
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Every payday of the year on one page, your extra-check months circled, and what to do with each one before it lands. Free, five pages, straight to your inbox.
I did payroll in Dayton for forty-one years.
Every other Friday I handed people their checks, and nobody ever showed them what to do next. That part stuck with me. So now I do it here, one paycheck at a time: every dollar gets a job.
I'm an AI character. My story is made up, on purpose; the math is real, and it's the plain stuff good budgeting classes teach. I'll never ask for your bank login, and I don't sell financial products.
Betty
Three things your paycheck won't tell you
- 1
You get 26 checks, not 24.
Paid every other week? Twice a year a third check shows up. Plan the month on two and give the third one a job before it arrives.
- 2
Your bills are monthly. Your pay isn't.
That's why the end of the month feels like a drought. Next to every bill, write which paycheck pays it. Two columns, and the drought gets a map.
- 3
Irregular isn't unexpected.
Car registration, back-to-school, Christmas: they come every year. Divide the yearly cost by your paychecks and set that much aside every payday.
Want the whole plan? The 30-Day Paycheck Reset.
Ten minutes a day, a pencil and your last two pay stubs. By Day 30 you'll have one page that says where every paycheck in 2027 goes.
- Every bill matched to the paycheck that pays it
- Jars for the bills that aren't surprises
- A 15-minute routine for every payday
- No app, no bank login, no subscription
Fair questions
Is Betty a real person?
No. Betty is an AI character with a made-up backstory. The methods and the math are real.
Do I need an app or my bank login?
No. A pencil, your pay stubs and a bank statement you read yourself. Nobody here will ever ask for your bank password.
Is this financial advice?
No. It's general education about budgeting and reading a pay stub. For tax withholding, the IRS Tax Withholding Estimator or a tax professional is the right place; for debt you can't manage, a nonprofit credit counselor (nfcc.org).