Interestingly, research shows that most humans eat between three to five pounds of food per day. Indeed, as we approach four pounds of food intake for the day, most of us are feeling pretty satisfied.
1 Semi-monthly (or Bi-monthly): Semi-monthly paychecks are issued twice a month, often on the 1st and the 15th of the month. 2  Thus there are 24 semi-monthly pay periods in a year.
A semimonthly monthly happens twice per month -- typically, on the 15th and the last day. A biweekly payroll occurs every other week and usually includes a standard 80-hour workweek, particularly for salary employees. However, one semimonthly payroll for a certain month can include more days than the other payroll.