lohanrehabmoney.jpg Lindsay Lohan lucked out yesterday when she avoided jail time for her probation violation, and even though Judge Elden Fox is letting her stay in rehab, she's still complaining!

Lohan's probation report brings up the fact that she's having difficulty paying for her treatment (a 3 month stay costs around $53,000), and the longer she's out of work, the harder it will be for her financially. The report says, "[Lohan] indicates she can not afford to continue to pay for the treatment program and she needs to work. [Lohan says] her clothing line is falling apart because she is not available to monitor the product."

Rather then throwing her in jail for a minimum of 30 days (the DA wanted her behind bars for 6 MONTHS!), Judge Fox ordered Lindsay to stay in rehab until January 3, but apparently that's not good enough for the 24-year-old actress. Before she met with Judge Fox yesterday morning, Lohan requested to move to outpatient care after her 30-day stay at Betty Ford ended this weekend, but she was denied.

Even though Lindsay is claiming financial hardship, a source tells People Lohan has continued to work on her 6126 clothing line from rehab, and she is "still seeing income from the line, and it's doing three times better than originally expected."

And here's a suggestion for Lilo -- she may not be able to get back the money that went up her nose, but we're guessing she could make a fortune hawking her swag and designer duds online! Or maybe she could get Samantha Ronson or Kim Kardashian to loan her the money to cover her pricey rehab bill?