‘All of us are going to pay’: 30% of Americans are taking out Buy Now Pay Later loans to pay for groceries, and it’s probably going to cost you

In the check-out line of your local grocery store, there's a nearly one-in-three chance someone there has used an app like Klarna or Affirm to finance their purchase of produce, milk, and eggs at some point. Their use of buy now, pay later could mean your groceries are about to cost more, economists have found.