You Got Paid!
Now what?
Your first paycheck is a big deal. Let’s figure out where it goes before it mysteriously disappears.
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What’s on the list?
Understand your pay stub
Decide what to save
Cover what you need
Leave a little for fun
Do the math
Plan your first-paycheck splurge
Why this exists
Getting paid is great. Figuring out gross pay, net pay, deductions, savings and everything else? Slightly less fun.
This isn’t a financial-planning course. It’s one page to help you make a plan for your paycheck before your paycheck makes other plans.
First & Summer Jobs, Part 2
Four generations talk first jobs, first paychecks, questionable purchases, and what earning their own money taught them.
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