There's an old saying "a bank won't lend you money if you really need it," and it's really almost completely true. Banks prefer to lend money or extend credit to people who already have lots of money, and carry the top credit cards. If you've got bread, no problem for you. But if you haven't, what do you do?

Well, the main idea is to look as if you're loaded, to appear as if you have it, and that's often almost as good as having it.