Financial analyst explains payments, buying amid pandemic

Jill Gonzalez, financial analyst with WalletHub, explains payments, buying amid pandemic.

PAY YOUR RENT IN A COUPLE OFDAYS.13 ACTION NEWS SPOKE WITH JILLGONZALEZ EARLIER TODAY --AFINANCIAL ADVISOR FROMWALLETHUB.SHE SAYS IF YOU FINANCES ARETIGHT RIGHT NOW -- YOUR RENTSHOULD BE ONE OF THE LAST BILLSYOU WORRY ABOUT.RIGHT NOW -- YOUR LANDLORDCAN'T LEGALLY EVICT YOU FROMYOUR HOME DURING THIS PANDEMIC.BUT --THAT DOESN'T MEAN YOUWON'T HAVE TO PAY RENTEVENTUALLY.IT JUST MEANS YOUR PAYMENT ISDELAYED AND COULD INCLUDE FEESAND INTEREST MONTHS DOWN THEROAD.GONZALEZ SAYS THERE'S A GOODCHANCE YOU CAN GET SOME RELIEFON YOUR CREDIT CARD BILLS ASWELL -- BUT SHE WARNS YOU WILLHAVE TO BE MORE PERSISTENTABOUT CALLING YOUR CREDIT CARDCOMPANIES.SOT: JILL GONZALEZ / FINANCIALADVISOR, WALLETHUB 3:29-:49 ITCOULD RANGE FROM ANYTHING BEINGFORGIVEN FOR MISSED PAYMENTS.THEY COULD BE DECREASING YOURMORE CREDIT RIGHT NOW BECAUSEOF UNEMPLOYMENT.IT COULD BE A COMBINATION OFTHOSE THINGS, BUT YOU HAVE TOPHYSICALLY CALL THEM.GONZALEZ ADDRESSED A VARIETY OFFINANCIAL TOPICS DURING OURSESSION-- INCLUDING QUESTIONSABOUT YOUR 401K, UNEMPLOYMENTCLAIMS, AND WHETHER IT'S A GOODTIME TO BUY A HOUSE OR A CAR.YOU CAN CHECK OUT THE FULLINTERVIEW ATKTNV-DOT-COM-SLASH- REBOUND.THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU HASA WARNING....