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Again, nuance, you can take out debt for money "you don't have" as long as you can comfortably afford it
My 500 in savings was an example, but if you didn't have that saved up, there's nothing wrong with putting it on BNPL because again, there's typically no interest.
Functionally, there's not a whole lot of difference between splitting it into 4 125$ payments on your paychecks, or stashing 125$ from each paycheck to savings.
Biggest difference is committal, one way you are committed to paying that 125, the other you can skip if you need to (though there are BNPL services that do allow you to "skip" (read: defer) a payment without penalty) But again that goes back to an individuals financial literacy, planning, impulse control and security that you'll have your job the whole time
That's not who BNPL targets.
There is, though. Spending the $500 you have in savings is an even exchange. Money for goods/services.
Spending money you don't have through BNPL means you're exchanging a 'promise to pay' or an IOU for goods and services. What happens if you don't pay on time? How much more than the actual purchase price will it cost?
My comment has nothing to do with who they target, just how you can properly take advantage of said service.
You need to re-read my comment again, I covered that already
As far as what happens if you don't pay, well, the exact same thing that happens when you don't make payments on any other type of credit
Except it's better than other predatory practices such as "Title Loans" because it's unsecured. So worst case scenario, your credit gets dinged for a while and you got to deal with debt collectors. That's a far cry from having your car repossessed or foreclosed on your home
This will be my last response to you, you clearly didn't even read the articles I linked. Who BNPL targets is directly related to the part of your original comment I replied to and the conventional wisdom of not spending money you don't have. Here's the relevant information from the article:
You want to talk about "how you can properly take advantage of said service" but in your example the only way to take advantage is if you already have the money. Spending money in a BNPL scheme when you don't increases your risk exponentially and one missed payment, one default, can follow you on your credit for years. This is why it's both relevant who BNPL is targeted towards and why "not spending money you don't have" is the best advice to give anyone about ANY credit scheme.