So the loan department wanted to know three things about my car before they’d let me use it as collatoral — the answers went no, yes, no*, but they needed to be yes, yes, yes. Sadly, neither of my parents’ cars meet the criteria either. There was another option, I was told - my parents could use the equity in their home for a loan, then give me a check for the money I need.

Yeah, but I think that’s something none of us want to go into.

Rachael had previously mentioned to me a debt consolidation loan she’d gotten, so tomorrow bright and early I’m going to Provident Bank to see if I can get one too — my only worry is that Provident’s DCL are provided through MBNA. I owe MBNA over two grand, and they closed my account to new charges. So right off the bat I’ve got a bad feeling about that.

But I’ve still got Wachovia, Bank of America, and other banks to talk to before I yield all hope and run for the hills. This fight ain’t over yet, and the fat lady ain’t singing!

* The questions were - is your car paid off? Is it under 5 years old? Does it have 75,000 or fewer miles?

I’m out for work. All day at the indy, then over to the franchise for a few hours — altogether, eleven workin’ hours on my paychecks, and two new Netflix in my mailbox when I get home. Hopefully I’ll have some good news about the loan before the end of the day. I do feel better about the situation then I did yesterday — get this close to my path out of debt … and get rejected? Not without a tooth n’ nail, dig my feet in, fight.

USA Today:

ReganMedia, a New York multimedia company, told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution for a story in Thursday’s papers it has acquired all media rights to the “life stories” of Wilbanks and her fiance, John Mason.

The company did not say whether any money had changed hands.

“I am looking forward to developing the scripted project with Wilbanks and Mason,” company president Judith Regan said in a statement. “Theirs is an unexpected and compelling story of love and forgiveness that has certainly taught me a thing or two.”

The 32-year-old bride-to-be disappeared from her Duluth home on April 26, four days before her wedding in a high-profile ceremony with 600 guests and 28 attendants.

Wilbanks pleaded no contest earlier this month to making a false statement and was sentenced to two years of probation and 120 hours of community service. She also was ordered to continue mental health treatment and pay the sheriff’s office $2,550.

Duluth spent nearly $43,000 to search for her. Wilbanks has repaid $13,249.

“It’s disturbing to me on a personal basis that she’s willing to profit from this, but there’s nothing I can do about it legally,” said Gwinnett County District Attorney Danny Porter, who pursued charges against Wilbanks.

Two things - first, the movie has already been done. Second - what a money grubbin’ ho.