Carmecia didn’t just join Piñata, she joined the comeback tour.
+36 credit score points already and she’s grooving straight back into the 700s club.
Next stop?
1. Car deals that make the dealership sweat
2. Bank rates so low they feel like a favor
3. A first home for her family, built on her terms
From “the grind™ is grinding me down” to “this is actually my life and I run this show now, babe.”
That’s the Piñata effect.
These days, nearly half of all renters are under 40, but the average renter is about 42 years old. Translation: renting isn’t just a pit stop on the road to adulthood anymore. For millions of Americans, it is adulthood. From the wide-eyed to the fully seasoned, today’s renters are juggling full-time jobs, credit cards, and probably have at least one war story about a roommate named Chad who never did his dishes. (Seriously, Chad? What. The. Heck.) If this sounds eerily familiar, read on.
This week, Entrepreneur Asia Pacific featured Piñata’s co-founder and CEO, Lily Liu, in a new piece about the future of renting. With a background in public service, govtech, and financial equity, Lily’s story isn’t your typical startup origin tale. It’s not about hustle culture for the sake of hustle culture; it’s about fixing broken systems and helping people navigate the ones that still exist. Now she’s working to reimagine the rent system and redefine the renter experience in America.
Kai is living proof that trusting the process pays off. With Piñata, he went from struggling with a low credit score to:
Driving his first brand-new car off the lot, watching his credit score climb higher than he ever expected, getting approved for things that once felt out of reach.
