Biweekly Pay Schedules Bring Two Three-Paycheck Months in 2027, Spreadsheet Shows

A DEV Community tutorial explains how to identify the months that contain an extra paycheck for workers paid every two weeks or weekly. Such months occur because the calendar sometimes fits three paydays into a single month, so the exact months depend on a person's own first payday. The guide provides a spreadsheet template using standard date functions that works in Excel, Google Sheets and LibreOffice. Using an example with a January 8, 2027 payday and a $2,400 check, the workbook finds 26 paychecks for the year, with extra checks landing in April and October. The author recommends budgeting on the true monthly average rather than the base two-check amount to avoid shortfalls in lean months.