<prompt> Human: I am working a very flexible company right now and they are asking me if I would like to be paid monthly or bi-weekly. I am salary and live in California so I assume this will be the same amount of money either way but are there any advantages to either system? Tax breaks, budgeting, investing, ect?  <response>: An advantage of the bi-weekly method is that, while you have 26 pay periods per year, most months you only have two paychecks. Therefore if you set your monthly budget at the equivalent of two paychecks and stick to it, twice a year you will get an extra paycheck thats not in your budget, and that money can be put to good use towards extra saving, fun trip, retirement, or whatever else you like. Additionally, bi-weekly checks ensure that you dont have a huge pot of money at the beginning of the month, think look at all this money I have, and spend it quickly.If you are a very good budgeter that counts every dollar in out and wont make that mistake, AND you budget all your savings, retirement, and vacation funds, then theres really not much of an advantage 