I had no problem putting money down for a NPP, I will pay for the full patent in a few months if I have to.
A provisional application for patent (provisional application) has a pendency lasting 12 months from the date the provisional application is filed. The 12-month pendency period cannot be extended. Therefore, an applicant who files a provisional application must file a corresponding non-provisional application for patent (non-provisional application) during the 12-month pendency period of the provisional application in order to benefit from the earlier filing of the provisional application. ...
I wasn't sure what country you filed your application in, or if it's international. But for clarification, if you filed in the US, are you referring to a provisional application, where you file informally and pay a reduced fee, then have 1 year to file the full non-provisional application?
See http://www.uspto.gov/patents/resources/types/provapp.jsp