Before going to Europe on business, a man drove his Rolls-Royce to a downtown 
New York City bank and went in to ask for an immediate loan of $ 5,000.

The loan officer, taken aback, 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 garage for safe keeping, and gave 
him $5,000. Two weeks later, the man walked through the bank's doors, asked to 
settle up his loan and get his car back. "That will be $5,000 in principal, and 
$15.40 in interest," the loan officer said. The man wrote out a check and 
started to walk away.

"Wait sir," the loan officer said, "while you were gone, I found out you are a 
multi-millionaire.  Why in the world would you need to borrow $5,000?" 

The man smiled. "Where else could I park my Rolls-Royce in Manhattan for two 
weeks and pay only $15.40?"