“My paycheck says I have a good job. My bills say I need to do better”

“My paycheck says I have a good job. My bills say I need to do better” is a saying that means the speaker’s paycheck is not covering the bills. The saying has been popular since September 2018, but authorship is unknown.
 
“My paycheck says I’m doing fine… my bills say I need to do better. 🤦🏻‍♀️” was posted on X/Twitter by “i am Her ✨” on September 4, 2018. “My paycheck says I got a good job🤑 My bills say I gotta do better😩😌” was posted on X/Twitter by A M B S❣️ on September 6, 2018. “My paycheck says I have a job, but my bills says I need a better one” was posted on X/Twitter by Empress on September 11, 2018. “Read this meme that said ‘my paycheck says I got a good job, my bills say I need to do better’ FELT THAT A WHOLEE LOT 😂” was posted on X/Twitter by mary on October 3, 2018.
 
 
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Dijj Shanell
September 2, 2018 at 10:55 AM ·
My paycheck says I got a good job .. My bills says ” girl just be a stripper Hoe “💃 TF is Onyx number ?
 
X/Twitter
i am Her ✨
@thatgirl_dj
My paycheck says I’m doing fine… my bills say I need to do better. 🤦🏻‍♀️
7:30 PM · Sep 4, 2018
   
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A M B S❣️
@AmberMarteen
My paycheck says I got a good job🤑
My bills say I gotta do better😩😌
12:08 AM · Sep 6, 2018
   
X/Twitter
Empress
@SweetHeart24_7
My paycheck says I have a job, but my bills says I need a better one
12:31 PM · Sep 11, 2018
     
Facebook
Brooklynń Page
September 20, 2018 at 1:42 PM ·
My paycheck says I gotta good job, but these bills saying I gotta do better 😩😭
 
X/Twitter
mary
@Haiilmaaaryy_
Read this meme that said “my paycheck says I got a good job, my bills say I need to do better” FELT THAT A WHOLEE LOT 😂
1:37 AM · Oct 3, 2018 from Los Angeles, CA
   
X/Twitter
Shy Socialite, PhD, MPH,CPH,CHES
@6SmoothJazz8
My paycheck says I have a good job but my bills say move them bricks for el chapo 😂😂😂💀
3:39 PM · Jul 12, 2019 from South Carolina, USA
   
X/Twitter
Tony Cedeno
@tonyfitcedeno
My paycheck says I have a good job but my bills say I have to start moving bricks for El Chapo bro
10:54 PM · Jul 24, 2019
 
Facebook
I Love Nursing
July 17, 2024 at 10:15 PM ·
My paycheck says I have a good job…..
My bills say I need to do better 😳🤣
 
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More Crazy Stuff
July 30, 2024 at 8:00 AM ·
My paycheck says
I have a job. My
bills say I need
another one…
 
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mistydawn_3431
July 30, 2024
My paycheck says
I have a job. My
bills say I need
another one