Who you gonna call?

The Ghostbusters had a problem. They needed substantial start up funds to cover the cost of containment units, proton packs, the receptionist Janine’s salary, and other business expenses.

Who you gonna call?

Your local easy-lending mortgage bank!

VENKMAN
You’ll never gonna regret this, Ray.

STANTZ
(perturbed)
My parents left me that house, I was born there.

VENKMAN
You’re not going to lose the house.
Everybody has three mortgages these days.

STANTZ
But at nineteen percent–you didn’t
even bargain with the guy.

SPENGLER
(calculating)
Ray, for your information, the interest
rate alone for the first five years comes
to $95,000.

The Ghostbusters, it would seem, were not particularly financially savvy. In fact, it’s a miracle they didn’t run out of cash shortly after starting up.