diff --git a/resources/lang/en_US/firefly.php b/resources/lang/en_US/firefly.php
index 641eea6931..a94caa05d3 100644
--- a/resources/lang/en_US/firefly.php
+++ b/resources/lang/en_US/firefly.php
@@ -1860,6 +1860,7 @@ return [
     'remove_budgeted_amount'                                  => 'Remove budgeted amount in :currency',
 
     // bills:
+    'skip_help_text' => 'Use the skip field to create bi-monthly (skip = 1) or other custom intervals.',
     'subscription'                                            => 'Subscription',
     'not_expected_period'                                     => 'Not expected this period',
     'subscriptions_in_group'                                  => 'Subscriptions in group "%{title}"',
diff --git a/resources/views/bills/create.twig b/resources/views/bills/create.twig
index 9099d62bca..d067e2a827 100644
--- a/resources/views/bills/create.twig
+++ b/resources/views/bills/create.twig
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
                         {{ ExpandedForm.amountNoCurrency('amount_max') }}
                         {{ ExpandedForm.date('date',phpdate('Y-m-d')) }}
                         {{ ExpandedForm.select('repeat_freq',periods,'monthly') }}
-                        {{ ExpandedForm.integer('skip',0) }}
+                        {{ ExpandedForm.integer('skip',0, {'helpText': trans('firefly.skip_help_text')}) }}
                     </div>
                 </div>
 
diff --git a/resources/views/bills/edit.twig b/resources/views/bills/edit.twig
index ccedf4b405..4620647039 100644
--- a/resources/views/bills/edit.twig
+++ b/resources/views/bills/edit.twig
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
                         {{ ExpandedForm.amountNoCurrency('amount_max',  bill.amount_max) }}
                         {{ ExpandedForm.date('date',bill.date.format('Y-m-d')) }}
                         {{ ExpandedForm.select('repeat_freq', periods, bill.repeat_freq) }}
-                        {{ ExpandedForm.integer('skip', bill.skip) }}
+                        {{ ExpandedForm.integer('skip', bill.skip, {'helpText': trans('firefly.skip_help_text')}) }}
                     </div>
                 </div>
 
diff --git a/resources/views/recurring/create.twig b/resources/views/recurring/create.twig
index e8b81f397a..84f8caca53 100644
--- a/resources/views/recurring/create.twig
+++ b/resources/views/recurring/create.twig
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
                         {{ preFilled.first_date.format('Y-m-d') }}
                         {{ ExpandedForm.date('first_date',null, {helpText: trans('firefly.help_first_date'), min: preFilled.first_date}) }}
                         {{ ExpandedForm.select('repetition_type', [], null, {helpText: trans('firefly.change_date_other_options')}) }}
-                        {{ ExpandedForm.integer('skip',0) }}
+                        {{ ExpandedForm.integer('skip',0, {'helpText': trans('firefly.skip_help_text')}) }}
                         {{ ExpandedForm.select('weekend', weekendResponses, null, {helpText: trans('firefly.help_weekend')}) }}
                         {{ ExpandedForm.select('repetition_end', repetitionEnds) }}
                         {{ ExpandedForm.date('repeat_until',null) }}
diff --git a/resources/views/recurring/edit.twig b/resources/views/recurring/edit.twig
index 2bcd52fa3e..725337de76 100644
--- a/resources/views/recurring/edit.twig
+++ b/resources/views/recurring/edit.twig
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
                         {{ ExpandedForm.text('title', array.title) }}
                         {{ ExpandedForm.date('first_date',array.first_date, {helpText: trans('firefly.help_first_date_no_past')}) }}
                         {{ ExpandedForm.select('repetition_type', [], null, {helpText: trans('firefly.change_date_other_options')}) }}
-                        {{ ExpandedForm.integer('skip', array.repetitions[0].skip) }}
+                        {{ ExpandedForm.integer('skip', array.repetitions[0].skip, {'helpText': trans('firefly.skip_help_text')}) }}
                         {{ ExpandedForm.select('weekend', weekendResponses, array.repetitions[0].weekend, {helpText: trans('firefly.help_weekend')}) }}
                         {{ ExpandedForm.select('repetition_end', repetitionEnds, repetitionEnd) }}
                         {{ ExpandedForm.date('repeat_until',array.repeat_until) }}