paychecks
Workers' periodic earnings
Paychecks are documents or payments representing wages earned from employment.
The term often stands for income generally: She lives paycheck to paycheck, meaning earnings are spent before the next arrives.
A steady paycheck represents financial security through regular employment.
Also spelled as two words: pay checks.
Payment for work
- salaryFixed periodic employment payment
- earningsMoney gained from work
- compensationPayment for services rendered
- remunerationPayment for work done
take-home · gross · net · direct deposit · bi-weekly · monthly · hourly · overtime
Paid position of employment
- workEffort toward a goal
- employerOne who employs others
- employeeHired organizational member
- HREmployee management department
payroll · timesheets · hours · labor · occupation · livelihood · breadwinner · workforce
Mandatory government payments
- withholdingKeeping from another
- FICAFederal wage withholding law
- MedicareFederal senior health program
- Social SecurityFederal old-age insurance program
insurance · benefits · 401k · retirement · contributions · garnishment · pretax · federal
- expensesMoney spent on things
- rentPayment for temporary use
- mortgageSecured home loan
- savingsAccumulated money kept
spending · living expenses · stretch · budget · finances · necessities · cost of living · disposable income
wages
Payment for work
- salaryFixed periodic employment payment
- earningsMoney gained from work
- compensationPayment for services rendered
remuneration · take-home · gross · net · direct deposit · bi-weekly · monthly · hourly · overtime · commission
job
Paid position of employment
HR · payroll · timesheets · hours · labor · occupation · livelihood · breadwinner · workforce · nine-to-five
taxes
Mandatory government payments
- withholdingKeeping from another
- FICAFederal wage withholding law
- MedicareFederal senior health program
Social Security · insurance · benefits · 401k · retirement · contributions · garnishment · pretax · federal · state
bills
savings · spending · living expenses · stretch · budget · finances · necessities · cost of living · disposable income · fixed costs
payday
Scheduled compensation date
- bi-weeklyEvery other week
- weeklyEvery seven days
- semi-monthlyTwice each month
monthly · schedule · cycle · period · frequency · delayed · late · overdue · advance · pending
- cycleslife cycle, cycle, circle of life, cycles, period
- Kids Moneyallowances, piggy banks, saving, spending, pocket money
- handoutsflyers, pamphlet, brochures, leaflet, leaflets
paychecksunemployment
Being without paid work
pink slips · joblessness · layoffs · poverty · destitution
paychecksvolunteer work
Freely given service
unpaid internships · pro bono work · sweat equity · bartering · IOUs
- paycheck to paycheckNo savings between wages
- live paycheck to paycheckEarn only enough for immediate expenses
- living paycheck to paycheckEarning only enough for immediate expenses
- steady paycheck
- live from paycheck to paycheckEarn only enough for immediate expenses
- final paycheckLast employment earnings