My son moved to Toronto in 2006 to be with his girlfriend.  Now they have a baby, and I’m thrilled to be a grandmother. They’ve invited me to come out for a visit for Christmas. Of course I want to go very badly.

This is my first trip to Canada.  But I didn’t know how I could afford the trip. I went on a travel website and I couldn’t find a fare below $700, plus another $150 for a passport. Earlier in December the fares are much cheaper, but Christmas week is my only vacation time. But I have bad credit and because I have no credit cards, this didn’t look possible.

I often drove by the car title loans store on Bandera Road, but couldn’t go in there.  But the idea of a car title loan looked like something I could do with my car and I had heard you could do it online.

Next I searched on Yahoo for “car title loans near San Antonio” and “fast cash” and I found San Antonio Car Title Loans.  This appealed to me.  They said my 1999 Mustang was good enough for that $700.   There was my ticket. I definitely am more comfortable doing it online.

Immediately I filled out the online application. The money was in my checking account the next day.  Two days later, those fares all went up another $100. Which goes to show, you should never hesitate when you see a good price on plane tickets because they go fast.

- Francine G.