Buy Now, Pay Later is now Buy Now, Regret Publicly

April 3, 2025

🛍️ Buy Now, Pay Later is now Buy Now, Regret Publicly: The WSJ (paywalled) says credit bureaus have officially started tracking your “Buy Now, Pay Later” shopping. So yes, that $89 “ergonomic” beanbag you split into four payments? It might now haunt your credit report. Suddenly, Klarna feels a lot less like a fun hack and more like a fiscal breadcrumb trail leading directly to your FICO score.

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Keep your leftovers fresh with glass containers (15% off). I ditched plastic ones.
A portable oven (58% off) is perfect for picnics and road trips.
A countertop ice maker (29% off) is essential.
An electric wine opener ($30) makes happy hour happier.
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$7.99 a month

What it costs to sign up for YouTube’s Premium Lite plan. The catch is you’ll still see some ads on music videos, Shorts and while browsing. There’s also no background play, offline downloads or access to YouTube Music Premium. And they wonder why people use ad blockers.

1,000+

Used laptop batteries power an entire home. In November 2016, a clever guy decided to ditch the electrical grid and power his home through solar and recycled batteries. Eight years later, it’s going strong. Talk about positive energy. Ba-dum-tss! 🥁

94%

Reduction in heart disease risk with an experimental new drug. Lepodisiran is administered in one or two doses, and lowers lipoprotein(a), which is tied to heart attack, stroke and other heart disease risks. Amazing! Talk to your doc if you’re at risk.

$40 billion

Raised by OpenAI. The record-breaking funding round makes it one of the world’s most valuable private companies at $300 billion. SoftBank alone chipped in $30 billion. Dang, AI ain’t cheap.

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Calories burned walking at a 10% incline. I like a real hill outside, but a treadmill works, too. FYI, a 5% incline boosts your calorie burn by 17%. Add on a weighted backpack (it’s called rucking) to burn an extra 200+ calories an hour. I was hiking yesterday when suddenly I ran into a cougar. It almost made me puma pants. 🐅

2.87 billion

X profiles exposed. The 400 GB leak seems to be an inside job. Looks like an ex-employee stole the data. Change your X password.

$13,000/month

What a guy with no college degree makes as a freelance music engineer. He mixes 30 to 40 songs a day on Fiverr for clients around the world. He works from home with a flexible schedule. It’s all about finding your niche.

5 seconds

If you can’t balance on one foot for that long, you have a higher fall risk. Try standing on your nondominant leg while brushing your teeth. If you can last for 30 seconds, you’re doing great. Hold onto something if you’re wobbly, though, OK?

Nearly 500 miles

How far Mercedes-Benz’s new CLA EV can go on a single charge. It charges fast, too, getting around 200 miles in just 10 minutes. Or it charges even faster if you listen to AC/DC.