Finance Louisiana Food Delivery – ‘Eat Now, Pay Later’ Is a Thing

I don't know the official number but based on three decades of observation I can tell you that if you move to Louisiana you will gain weight. From the French Quarter of New Orleans to the Riverwalk in Shreveport Louisiana has always had an ongoing love affair with food.

Heck, some of the best restaurants in the state are in gas stations in Marksville, Monroe, and Pierre Part. So, it's not like Louisiana palates are geared toward expensive food, our appetites are geared toward any food.

Now when it comes to getting food there are two schools of thought. Some folks love the ambiance of going out. Others prefer to have the ambiance of their own home and want the food delivered to them personally.

That's where Louisiana-based Waitr was way ahead of the curve before the wheels spectacularly fell off that wagon. Now, for a lot of hungry consumers in Louisiana, the food delivery is left up to DoorDash, GrubHub, and Uber Eats. But ordering off of those sites can be expensive.

Perhaps that was part of the reason that DoorDash has announced a partnership with online financial services provider Klarna to allow DoorDash customers to literally pay on an installment plan for their food deliveries. Seriously, you can finance tacos.

We're not saying that you should but you could. Now, the folks at DoorDash say the relationship with Klarna will likely be used by customers who make larger purchases on the delivery brand's site. They deliver more than just food so having the "flex-pay" on electronics, health and beauty, or even home supplies is a viable option.

The service allows customers three choices when offering compensation for their orders. They can Pay in Full, which is pretty self-explanatory. They can Pay in 4 which means the bill will be divided into four equal parts and each interest-free installment will be cleared at a later date, or there is simply Pay Later, which allows you to defer the payment until an agreed upon time.

Why is there a little voice in my head that keeps saying, "If you think student-loan debt is bad, wait until we get a few years of this under our belt"?

No, I don't think financial guru Dave Ramsey would understand your need to finance a 20-piece nugget, some burgers, some fries, and some milkshakes. But then again you're not Dave Ramsey, you're hungry and you feel like financing a seafood platter. Just know you can do that. What a time to be alive.