Thank goodness for the EF!

**Mom23boys** · 06-03-2005, 03:48 PM

I went online this morning to see how much DH's check was because it is direct deposited into our checking account. Well, I was shocked to say the least. I called him at work to see if that was right. He said he would get his check stub to check it out.

He was shorted around $400 on his check.

More bad news....they will not be sending a check to correct the situation. What the company does is add it to his next pay check which is in 2 weeks. (Gets paid bi-weekly.)

So, I guess I will only pay the neccessities that need to be paid this paycheck, get groceries, and fill up the cars. I will play catch-up the next pay period, which I hate doing.

Anyway, I am glad we have an EF fund. (THANK YOU SHELL for the monthly reminder!) So at least we have money to fall back on if we have to use it. I think this would classify as an emergeny.

**jlxian** · 06-03-2005, 04:22 PM

Yikes!
Yes, thank goodness for that emergency fund. That's one good reason it is there -- and you are right that this qualifies as an emergency.

That is the pits that they won't cut him an additional check -- I can imagine my employer would probably do the same "make it up next time" thing.

**Mojjo** · 06-03-2005, 04:57 PM

That's just not right that they don't have to fix it immediately. I mean, it's not like everyone can afford to be shorted so much.

This is another reminder to me as to why I need to start this immediately.

**Shell** · 06-03-2005, 05:37 PM

Oh you're welcome! It's always good to have that money to fall back on. Glad you had it too!

**Emerald_Mommy** · 06-03-2005, 05:56 PM

Glad you will be o.k. That sure does stink, though!

**bridge** · 06-03-2005, 06:00 PM

This happened to me once, I had to really growl to get them to cut me a check.
I told them If they didn't cut me a check that I expected them to pay any late fees that I incurred due to the shortage. I also told them that I wanted to to know how I needed to expense those fees.....
They cut a check and brought it to me.
They don't let us borrow against next weeks work, so why should they get to draw interest on our last weeks wages!!

**MandiDawn** · 06-03-2005, 07:06 PM

At my last job I was summer help (may-august) and come august they asked me to stay on. We got paid twice a month, the 1st and the 15th. Well come the 15th of aug - opps they thought I quit (don't know what HR was thinking, I was at work and turned in a timesheet) and didn't pay me. I had to wait till Sept 1st to get paid!! Thank goodness I still lived at home at the time and my dad lent me money to cover expenses, but still!! I had college classes to pay for. . .