#financing

[bitchesgetriches]

So, my 16yr old car with 210,000mi on it (worth maybe $1k) was recommended $3,200 in repairs. YIKES. I knew it was on its last leg, but I was hoping it'd last until the end of the year.

How should I go about getting approved to finance a newer car? My credit SUCKS and I'm afraid of getting a super high interest rate because of it.

Before you start car shopping... get a second opinion on the repairs to your existing vehicle. Did this recommendation come from a mechanic you trust? Or a dealership that is just trying to get you to upgrade to a new vehicle? Find out which repairs are absolutely necessary to keep the car running safely, and how cheap you can get those repairs. We wrote a guide to that here:

How To Save Money With Affordable Car Repairs 

Now, if the car is truly totaled (means it's so broke it ain't worth fixin), below is our guide to car shopping, including tips and tricks for financing. Believe it or not, it's harder to get a loan for a used car than a new one right now, but that DOES NOT MEAN you should buy a new car.

If you can buy a car without financing... do it. But as personal finance IS personal, you might need something newer and more reliable than the $800 Jeep my friend just bought off Facebook Marketplace. Anyway, we believe in you. Good luck and here's the rest of our advice:

Buying a Car with the Bitches, Part 1: How to Choose Your Car 

Buying a Car with the Bitches, Part 2: How to Pay for Your Car

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[cognitivejustice]

Trump Is Powerless To Stop The Community Solar Movement

Global investors keep showering love on the US community solar movement, regardless of a sudden shift in federal energy policy.

Community solar refers to projects that provide local ratepayers with access to solar energy on a voluntary, subscription basis. The idea is to expand the reach of solar-sourced electricity throughout an entire community, to include ratepayers that don’t have the opportunity or the desire to install their own rooftop solar panels. Back in the early days when solar costs were high, subscribers had to be willing to shell out extra bucks for their clean kilowatts. Now the script has flipped. Community solar subscribers typically save money on their bills, which explains why the movement is so popular — among ratepayers and among global investors, too.Global investors keep showering love on the US community solar movement, regardless of a sudden shift in federal energy policy under President Trump

[artboomboom]

Generative AI is not a free resource. It costs billions of dollars and massive amounts of energy. The objective of the people financing generative AI is and has always been to replace human workers and maximize profits. Right now you are their free beta testers. Your greatest service to them is normalizing this technology. They want us dependent on this technology. That's why they're making it a part of just about everything. They want you using their image generation software and talking to their chat bots until you can't think of living without some form of generative AI tech.

[patheticperipatetic]

Hey, house owning side of Tumblr, these are the pipes literally above my parents water heater. Is this. Ok‽ I feel like it might be of concern but I don't know anything about blackened wood where hot pipes of water touch it.

[rwatimes]

Tether becomes major Antalpha holder with nearly 2 million shares

Tether disclosed an 8.2% stake in Antalpha, a bitcoin mining finance firm, after the company’s May 2025 Nasdaq IPO.

➤ Tether has acquired an 8.2% stake in Antalpha, a bitcoin mining finance firm, making it one of the largest shareholders post-IPO. ➤ Antalpha, which provides bitcoin-backed loans and equipment financing, raised approximately $49.3 million in its 2025 IPO. ➤ This investment is part of Tether's broader strategy to expand its reach beyond stablecoin issuance into various crypto-linked businesses and infrastructure.

[stone-cold-groove]

$36.75, plus tip. (And you’ve got $27.88.) Relax you’ve got Master Charge. Ad for Master Charge credit card service - 1974.

[masterinvestor]

To ensure business success, we must prioritize business planning, even when tempted to delay it. We need to be disciplined in mastering the boring aspects of our businesses and investments for long-term success. Business owners and investors who do not plan are planning to fail.

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