You're thinking about this wrong: consider it terms of how much floating cash you have available. If you are paid $2000/mo but pay out $1800/mo in living expenses (rent, bills and food), then you have $200/mo to spend on fun. Then you receive a check for $1200, that's 6 months of fun in one go.

If you are paid weekly, the amount of cash you have in your pocket might only be $50, and then only on a Friday night, so $1200 looks like an extraordinary windfall.