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These apps allow workers to get paid between paychecks. Experts say there are steep costs

Apr. 25, 2024 17:33 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — When Anna Branch, 37, had her hours at work reduced in 2019, she suddenly noticed ads for an app called EarnIn. “You know how they get you — the algorithms — like they’re reading your mind,” Branch said. “The ad said I could get up to $100 this week and...