I worked at a credit counseling service in high school (circa 1995), and numbers in that range would not surprise me at all. This is a navy town, and I couldn't

I worked at a credit counseling service in high school (circa 1995), and numbers in that range would not surprise me at all. This is a navy town, and I couldn't count the number of young enlisted sailors that would come in with wife, kids and over $50k in unsecured credit card debt. Also, it mostly wasn't on normal credit cards. They would typically have a card for a dozen or more different retailers (e.g. Sears, Express, Limited, Target, etc.) all maxed out.