I was really stuck for some cash to pay an emergency medical bill that came up right between paydays. Honestly I didn’t know where to turn as I knew that my credit cards wouldn’t hold the balance of the amount owed and I couldn’t write a check on an empty bank account. What I did have going for me is that I owned my own car and have a fairly good amount of equity built up in my house, so I did have the collateral that I thought would work to get a loan.

I went to the bank that held my mortgage and to my surprise they indicated that they wouldn’t be able to give me a loan for the $650 that I needed, they didn’t approve loans for under $1000. Since I really didn’t want to have borrow extra and look at possibly having to do some type of debt consolidation loan, I decided to do some research on my own. I was able to find a local alternative finance company that offered a simple, easy to complete online cash advance program that matched my needs exactly. I filled in the application online and by the next day had access to the exact amount of money I needed, all through my existing debit card.

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