('US') We are 'living paycheck to paycheck' [=we spend all of the money from one paycheck before we receive the next paycheck] and have no money left over for savings.
When I was in college, I earned my first 'steady paycheck' [=I was earning money regularly for the first time] as a waitress.
a big 'paycheck' [=a paycheck for a large amount of money]
(..) lay off six people. Whoa. There's gonna be layoffs? Shh! I don't want anyone to know. Okay, well, they're gonna find out when the paychecks stop coming. - I'll tell them tomorrow. - Mm. Cheyenne's wedding should be a day of joy... that people look back on and say, (..)2017 TvShow: Superstore Title: Cheyenne's Wedding Season: 2 Episode 20