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KitchenWitch

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Wed Feb-16-05 10:37 PM
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Does bi-weekly mean twice a week

or every two weeks?

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nothingshocksmeanymore

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Wed Feb-16-05 10:39 PM
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1. It means your week goes both ways

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sendero

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Wed Feb-16-05 10:44 PM
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4. Some psychiatrists think..

... that there is no such think as biweekly. The week will eventually gravitate to Saturday or Sunday.

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nothingshocksmeanymore

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Wed Feb-16-05 10:54 PM
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9. I believe the week goes in a bell fashion with one day gravitating

strongly toward Saturday...one day gravitating back toward Sunday and the rest firmly in the middle

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KitchenWitch

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Wed Feb-16-05 10:47 PM
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5. smartypants!

I want to clear this up because of something I saw on the Walmart Facts website. It says that family coverage is offered for as low as $70.50 bi-weekly.

Doing the math... $5.15 x 40 = $206 gross

4.33 weeks per month ----> $892.66 gross per month if the insurance premium is deducted at a rate of every two weeks the premium would be $152.75 per month.

If it is deducted twice a week it is $610.99

Either way it is not affordable for someone working for Walmart!

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catzies

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Wed Feb-16-05 10:51 PM
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7. If it helps, think of it like this

There are 12 months in a year, so getting paid semi-monthly means getting 24 checks a year.

There are 52 weeks in a year so getting paid bi-weekly means getting 26 checks a year.

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KitchenWitch

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Wed Feb-16-05 10:52 PM
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8. Thanks

something about actually spelling it out in more concrete words makes it more understandable (not you, our society in general...)

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nothingshocksmeanymore

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Wed Feb-16-05 10:56 PM
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10. Sorry I wasn't mocking the question

just having a bit of fun :D (with the complete knowledge that someone much more useful than I would happen upon this thread and actually answer your question)

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KitchenWitch

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Wed Feb-16-05 10:57 PM
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11. no offense taken

we are in the Lounge, after all! This is not GD.

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nothingshocksmeanymore

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Wed Feb-16-05 11:11 PM
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12. thanks for the reminder :)

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punpirate

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Wed Feb-16-05 10:40 PM
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2. Bi-weekly is...

... once every two weeks. Semi-weekly is twice a week.

Cheers.

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Zomby Woof

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Wed Feb-16-05 10:41 PM
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3. every 2 weeks

"Twice weekly" is the best way to mean twice weekly.

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Osamasux

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Wed Feb-16-05 10:50 PM
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6. That's a good built-in excuse.

Don't mess with it.

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