I understand totally!
I make good $ by the hour BUT I only work 9 months out of the year..since I work for the school..which means my check is divided out by 12 months..so when I get my once a month check it stinks!...and that is district policy..but the perks of being off all summer and holidays keep me there..with all my family 500 miles away I need the summer off and Spring Break, holidays...those are the times I go visit..or they come visit here..