Eat Now Pay Later – Yes, You Can Finance Food Delivery in Texas

Everything is bigger in Texas, right? From the food we eat to the appetite that we have for desiring that food, it's just bigger in Beaumont, Bandera, Borger, and even around the meticulously maintained grounds in the city of Barton Creek.

Texans love to cook but they sometimes love to eat more than they have time to cook. That's where the food delivery industry has really fit in well with the Texas lifestyle. And the fact that you can get "beverages" delivered too, makes staying home an even better option for some of us.

I wouldn't say Texans have overly expensive palates over time those Brisket Plates, Sausage Sandwiches, Huevos Rancheros, and By-God Beef can add up. So you do have to consider your options when you're feeding yourself, and your family, and are a little too drunk to cook.

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 why the food delivery business works out so well in the Lone Star State

That's actually 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 Texas, there is no more Waitr, 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.