{
  "id": 4089999,
  "title": "24 salary receipts a year better than 12? Indian expat in Australia explains benefits of fortnightly paychecks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/24-salary-receipts-a-year-better-than-12-indian-expat-in-australia",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-29T03:06:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/trends/24-salary-receipts-a-year-better-than-12-indian-expat-in-australia-explains-benefits-of-fortnightly-paychecks-11787968904742.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "An Indian expat in Australia has shared his experience with fortnightly paychecks and why he believes they are better than monthly salaries. Sarthak Dhingra, who works in Australia, posted a video on social media explaining how having 24 salary receipts in a year instead of 12 has improved his financial management.\n\nDhingra argues that the assumption that people tend to spend more when their salary gets credited twice a month is incorrect. Instead, he says, the increased frequency of salary disbursement improves financial management and encourages savings. He goes on to explain that he is now able to save and invest his money, as well as manage his expenses more effectively.\n\nWhile Dhingra acknowledges that the payment cycle may not be the same across all industries in Australia, he notes that in most sectors, fortnightly salaries are common. He concludes that receiving salary 24 times a year instead of 12 times a year is a significant advantage and has led him to prefer this payment arrangement over monthly payments.",
  "summary": "An Indian expat in Australia advocated for fortnightly salaries, sharing how this payment cycle improves his financial management. He argued that receiving pay every two weeks allows better budgeting, savings, and investment.",
  "key_points": [
    "Sarthak Dhingra, an Indian expat in Australia, prefers fortnightly paychecks.",
    "24 salary receipts in a year compared to 12 for monthly pay.",
    "Increased frequency improves financial management and savings."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Receiving salary 24 times a year instead of 12 leads to better financial management and encourages savings, according to an Indian expat in Australia who has adopted fortnightly paychecks.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}