The Pressure To Hold It All Together Pushed A Black Woman Into $460,000 Of Debt—And Forced Her To Confront the Price Of Being “Strong”

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By Kimberly Wilson ·Updated November 17, 2025 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…

Jade Warshaw carried $460,000 in debt for almost a decade (yes, you read that correctly).

But even though you may see that whopping number, that debt wasn’t the only thing she was carrying. Can you imagine what it cost her emotionally, how it shaped her choices, and how often she had to pretend everything was fine when it wasn’t?

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