<prompt> Human: Plain and simple, ive gone from twice a month payments to a job with weekly payments to a future job with once a month payments, that seems... roughcrazy. How do I plan to budget everything not getting any income for half the month?  <response>: How do I plan to budget everything not getting any income for half the month?Simple. With an actual budget. Mint, YNAB, spreadsheets on the side.My company could pay me a lump sum once a year and Id know exactly how to stretch it, because financial planning should be done at a fixed rate.Just give yourself a buffer of expenses in checking, and set yourself up for 20 days 4 weeks of work a month. There are paycheck calculators out there.As long as your expenses are fixed to a monthly budget, your cash wont disappear. 