Jodie Humphries

Personal Finance Editor

Jodie Humphries is an experienced Personal & Home Finances Editor for RateCity with expertise in financial topics, including credit, loans, superannuation, mortgage and housing, insurance, telecommunications, and more. For over a decade, Jodie's journalism and editing career has seen work published at both Finder and Sharesight, and as one of RateCity's chief contributors, Jodie spends her time working on ways to make personal finances within reach of everyone in Australia.

561 articles written by Jodie Humphries

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Buy Now Pay Later

humm: What is it and how does it work | RateCity

humm is a buy now, pay later platform that allows you to break down your purchases up to $30,000 into interest-free instalments spread over several months. However, not meeting the repayment schedule could see you hit with a late payment fee and could also hurt your credit rating.

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Home Loans

A guide to mortgage statements for your home loan

Find out what is a mortgage statement and the information it contains.

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Cryptocurrency

What is Litecoin and how to buy it?

Litecoin is a cryptocurrency quite similar to Bitcoin but with faster transactions executed at a lower cost.

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Buy Now Pay Later

Bundll: What is it and how does it work?

Bundll is a buy now, pay later (BNPL) service that lets you shop for up to $1,000 at any retailer (whether online or in-store) that accepts Mastercard. However, unlike other BNPL services, bundll is designed to pay for your everyday purchases by clubbing your weekly spends into a single bundll that can be paid off in 14 days, without any interest.

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Buy Now Pay Later

Laybuy: What’s different about this retailer-centric bplatform?

Laybuy is a buy now, pay later service like Afterpay that lets you spend up to $1,200 on a wide range of products and pay off your purchases in six equal weekly instalments.

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Buy Now Pay Later

Openpay: How it works and other information you need to know

Openpay is a buy now, pay later (BNPL) platform used for everyday spending, meddical expenses into interest-free instalments, having a maximum spending limit of $20,000,

What is LatitudePay and how does it work
Buy Now Pay Later

What is LatitudePay and how does it work?

LatitudePay is a buy now, pay later (BNPL) provider with a similar business model in New Zealand. It lets you spend up to $1,000 and pay it back in 10 weekly instalments, with the first instalment due on the day of the purchase.

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Credit Cards

What happens if I don’t activate a credit card?

Most credit cards cannot be used until they are activated, but leaving a card unactivated also carries some fraud risk. Check if you can cancel the card.

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Buy Now Pay Later

What is a "Buy Now Pay Later" service?

Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) platforms allow paying for your purchases using an app and repay the amount in affordable instalments over time.

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Credit Score

What is a bad credit score and how does it affect you?

A bad credit score can make it challenging for you to be approved as a borrower, but you can work towards getting a better score.