Before Going To Europe On Business

Before going to Europe on business, a man drove his Rolls

Royce to a downtown NY City bank and went in to ask for an

immediate loan of $5,000. The loan officer was quite taken a

back, and requested collateral. “Well, then, here are the

keys to my Rolls-Royce”, the man said. The loan officer

promptly had the car driven into the bank’s underground

parking for safekeeping, and gave him $5,000. Two weeks

later, the man walked through the bank’s doors, and asked

to settle up his loan and get his car back. The loan officer

checked the records and told him, “That will be $5,000 in

principal, and $15.40 in interest.” The man wrote out a

check, thanked the loan officer, and started to walk away.

“Wait sir,” the loan officer said, “while you were

gone, I found out you are a millionaire. Why in the world

would you need to borrow?” The man smiled. “Where else

could I securely park my Rolls-Royce in Manhattan for two

weeks and pay only $15.40