<prompt> Human: Hi. Im starting a new job in academia, and was wondering if there were any major proscons of spreading my pay into 20 biweekly installments the school year vs 26 biweekly installments the whole year the obvious pro is that Ill get my salary faster in the first scenario. Any help would be great appreciated!EDIT: Thanks for the replies, but Im in a dual-income no kids household so budgeting for the summer isnt a worry. I was wondering tax-wise if there is a big difference in 1 option over the other?  <response>: Unless you plan to work in the summer, I would take the money spread out over the entire year. Thatll make budgeting way easier. 