{"id":6424,"date":"2026-08-11T17:08:57","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T22:08:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.accrediteddebtrelief.com\/blog\/?p=6424"},"modified":"2026-08-11T17:08:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T22:08:57","slug":"1-in-3-americans-go-deeper-into-debt-to-keep-up-then-hide-it-survey-finds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.accrediteddebtrelief.com\/blog\/1-in-3-americans-go-deeper-into-debt-to-keep-up-then-hide-it-survey-finds\/","title":{"rendered":"1 in 3 Americans Go Deeper Into Debt to Keep Up \u2014 Then Hide It, Survey Finds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Most people would go into debt for an emergency. But what about for a party? Accredited Debt Relief’s new survey<\/a> shows that many people are willing to go into debt simply to be present for an event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thirty-three percent of respondents would go further into debt, usually on a credit card, rather than miss an occasion, according to the survey of 2,000 U.S. adults carrying debt. Going into debt is only half the story: 85% also hide the full extent of what they owe from at least one person in their life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The two go hand in hand. The pressure to keep up drives the spending, the spending deepens the debt, and hiding it keeps anyone from stepping in to help. But borrowing to keep up isn’t really about bad money habits \u2014 it’s about how much people will spend to avoid being left out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n