"My business was going under. I had a trip to Seattle already planned and set. My family was counting on going and had their hopes up. I did not know what was going to happen. I knew we would be short on money so I went and got a payday loan for $700. I was able to pay an employee $500 of their last check and I had $200 for gas to go on the trip. The trip turned out wonderful and I was able to make payments on the loan and pay it off. The whole experience was genuinely positive."