EXHIBIT 23.1 Michael Johnson & Co., LLC Certified Public Accountants 9175 East Kenyon Ave., Suite 100 Denver, Colorado 80231 Michael B. Johnson C.P.A. Telephone: (303) 796-0099 Member: A.I.C.P.A. Fax: (303) 796-0137 Colorado Society of C.P.A.s February 10, 2004 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITOR The above named CPA firm consents to the inclusion in the registration statement on Form S-8 of our report dated September 16, 2003 and the audited financial statements for Time Lending California, Inc. for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2003 and 2002. /s/ MICHAEL JOHNSON & CO. LLC Michael B. Johnson, CPA