NEW HAVEN, CT – Eager to get back into healthy eating habits, a New Haven couple went to their bank on Monday to apply for a small, $8,000 personal loan, which they planned to use to shop at their local farmer’s market the upcoming weekend.
The details of the request included roughly $3,500 for the meat stand, $2,000 for the green produce stand, $1,000 for the stand that specializes in the ugliest heirloom tomatoes in the area, $1,500 for all-natural dog treats, and another $1,000 for stone fruit.
After carefully reviewing the request, the lender kindly granted them the full amount and added an additional $2,000 for all the other random stands they would inevitably be lured into buying something from, like the homemade lavender lotion stand, the artisan pickle stand, and a generous tip for the lone awkward banjo player who may or may not be homeless.
What excited the couple the most, perhaps, was the 24% interest rate, which they considered “a steal” compared to the 45% interest rates they pay on their massive student loans.
After the farmer’s market, the couple considered taking out a secondary loan so they could go to Costco to buy the rest of the groceries that would actually fill them up for the week.
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