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Can adjusting your bill due dates make it easier to keep enough money in your account to cover necessities? Maybe so.

That’s what one Redditor wondered after realizing how difficult it is to pay all the bills at the beginning of the month and have money to spare before the second paycheck of the month hits.

It would be easier if the bills were spread out more evenly over the month, the Redditor noted.

Other Redditors were quick to point out that lowering overall spending would also help, as would building up an emergency fund to handle any extra expenses.

But timing is important, too. In fact, financial experts say that it’s relatively easy to change the due dates of bills .…