<prompt> Human: My apartment complex gives the option to pay more than the monthly rent, which then goes to next months rent. Is there any benefit to this other than paying less next month?  <response>: Ive done this with a few tenants. It helps in the following situations where people might suck at budgeting:- Seasonal workers like teachers. I upcharge by 33 9 months of the year, then you pay no rent during the 3 summer months.- Uneven month-to-month income- Holiday headache avoidance. I upcharge 9 per month and then December is free. Ive had a few couples that really liked this.- Per-semester charges. If you work with a student population especially students that do not work, its not uncommon to ask for 3-4 months rent upfront.Theres no financial benefit, but for people that are not good at budgeting which, lets face it - is a lot of them it can provide meaningful non-financial benefits, like Not getting evicted because Im bad at impulse spending. 