<prompt> Human: I went to pick up my paycheck just now and saw it had been direct deposited into an account I dont own or have access to. I am still on probation at this job and am not eligible for direct deposit yet and did not sign any forms. I brought this to the attention of the office manager who immediately called the payroll company and admitted it was her mistake. The company is refusing to issue another check until Monday - which wont deposit into my actual account until Tuesday. I made it explicitly clear that I NEED that money today - I have all my bills set to automatically come from this check in addition to the fact Im living check to check and dont have enough to survive on for 3 days. I literally have 3.97 in my bank account. Is there anything I can do?EDIT: I received a call from corporate that the company is handling this TODAY, and my check should be in my account by early afternoon. I posted this in a hurry : BUT thank you for all your answers, Im realizing how awful my spending habits truly are and this may have inspired another PF post where I lay out all my debt and let you smarties help me out. Have a great morning everyone!Edit 2: I HAVE RECEIVED MY FULL CHECK IN MY ACCOUNT. I called every 10 mins until someone from corporate payroll handed it in, in person, at my bank. Also, I already downloaded YNAB just now. Stop telling me Im irresponsible - message received but that isnt helpful.Assistant: Short term: you need to absolutely not take no for an answer about being paid today. If someone makes a mistake, they need to fix it promptly, but make sure youre being polite while being firm. Not getting paid is a serious deal, and if it is theoretically possible for them to get payment to you today in some way, they need to do so.Long term: you need to get off of living paycheck to paycheck, starting with this one. Even if its not your fault this time, it should serve as a wake up call to how thoroughly unprepared you are for even a minor setback.Human: yeahhh as I was writing living paycheck to paycheck I felt guilty about it. I have a lot of guilt tied into my money situation which makes me avoid it rather than face it. Im trying to develop a healthier relationship with money.  <response>: No need to feel guilty about it. 99 of people at some point live paycheck to paycheck, myself included. 