{
  "id": 12665010,
  "title": "Motorists putting fuel on Afterpay as prices rise",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/motorists-putting-fuel-on-afterpay-as-prices-rise",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-07T16:35:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RNZ Business",
    "slug": "rnz-business",
    "url": "https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/personal-finance/1786727/motorists-putting-fuel-on-afterpay-as-prices-rise"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Financial mentors say using buy now pay later services for essentials can put people on \"a debt treadmill\".",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}