Feb 29 2008
Happy Leap Day
Today is February 29, a day that rolls around only once every 4 years. Gotta love leap years. Normally, February is a financially difficult month, since it’s 2 - 3 days shorter than all the others, it seems that we don’t get paid as much and bills are due a lot more often. But this leap day is special. I get paid today, and since Leap Day occurs on a Friday this year, it makes this February all the more rare. This is what is known in budgeting circles as a 5 week month. There are 5 Fridays this month, so for those of us who get paid every Friday, it means an extra paycheck. Next month there will still be 4 paychecks. I myself get paid every other Friday, so today I get my 3rd paycheck of the month. Yeehaw!
I haven’t forgotten about the follow-up to my previous post. The weekend is coming up and I’m tired from the week. I ended up napping yesterday instead of checking email and blogging when I got home from work, then it was our usual Thursday night out. If I’m not too tired and Boyfriend has nothing planned for tonite, I should be able to get some time then.
Happy Leap Day everyone!
This is a 3-paycheck month for me, too. Or, at least, it *would* have been if my 5-day disability waiting period hadn’t been unpaid. So it’ll end up being a 2-1/2 paycheck month. Still better than the usual 2!
I love “extra” money, especially in a month that most people expect to be broke in!