Is there an implication that the bills appoached $20k/month? Whether he owed $1/month or $20k/month, 20k/month is only being asserted as at least equal to the a

Is there an implication that the bills appoached $20k/month? Whether he owed $1/month or $20k/month, 20k/month is only being asserted as at least equal to the amount of his unspecified bills.