SWEET HOME, OR — After weeks of intense financial planning and one extremely awkward meeting with a steak loan officer, local dad Ron Beckett has officially secured a down payment on two USDA Choice ribeye steaks—just in time for his long-awaited weekend BBQ.
“We had to move some things around,” Beckett said, proudly holding a printed pre-approval letter from Wells Fargo Meats & Mortgage. “But with a little luck and a flexible 18-month meat note, I’ll be grilling by Saturday afternoon.”
Sources close to the Beckett family confirm that Ron began shopping for steaks back in early March, but was forced to delay purchase after realizing prices had surged faster than his adjustable-rate beef line of credit could keep up…