What To Do When You Get A Raise

Our guidance on what to do with the money when you get a raise.

We all want a raise and most of us already have plans for how we’ll spend it. While we’re working hard toward that goal, we dream about the purchases and lifestyle upgrades it will enable. Our guidance when you get that raise is simple: pretend it never happened. This might seem strange for something we consider a major workplace motivator, but treating your raise as invisible isn’t just financially prudent it also helps put money where it belongs: in the “not motivational at all” category.