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Struggling consumers use buy now, pay later services for everyday necessities — even groceries
(finance.yahoo.com)
this post was submitted on 22 Feb 2024
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The point of financing a $5-6k car is that many people simply cannot scrounge up that amount of money to pay cash. Further, especially these days, it's hard as fuck to find a car that actually half functions for 5k.