“Buy now, pay later” promises simple payment plans that can make financing your next purchase easy and affordable. These plans typically divide your total purchase into four equal installments with…
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What Do Rising Interest Rates Mean for Personal Loans?
In an effort to slow down inflation, the Federal Reserve is expected to raise interest rates beginning in March. Hikes to the federal funds rate tend to make borrowing more…
Financial Therapists: Look at Money Beliefs to Disrupt Debt Cycle
Many Americans struggle with debt at one point or another. For some, it’s the result of adversity, like losing a job or getting hit with a medical bill. For others,…
The Catch With Buy Now, Pay Later Could Be Your Credit
Buy now, pay later, or BNPL, is a payment plan that lets you break up your total purchase at checkout into a series of smaller installments. Though these plans aren’t…
Buy Now, Pay Later Is Everywhere. Should You Opt In?
If there was any doubt that the rapidly expanding buy now, pay later industry is here to stay, new developments have put that question to bed. In rece…
4 Common Debt Consolidation Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
If you’ve amassed multiple forms of debt, like credit cards, medical bills or personal loans, you might be considering consolidating. Debt consolidati…