Have you ever lied to your significant other about money?

@ladym33 (10979)
United States
June 7, 2009 10:58am CST
Have you ever lied to your partner about money, either by just not telling them that you spent a lot of money on something, or underestimating the cost of something, or just not telling them how much was on your credit card?
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• United States
7 Jun 09
i do but i don't lie about how much i spend i just don't tell him how much i have saved because he likes to spend money when i save it so i just tell him some that i saved but do not tell him the right amount that way he cant spend it.
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@ladym33 (10979)
• United States
7 Jun 09
In that case I don't blame you.
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• Canada
7 Jun 09
I have done this and in the long run it really is not worth it. He was extremely upset (in hindsight, I totally understand) however, I didn't really realize how much money I was spending ($ 2000 in a 6 month period :S) Needless to say, it has never happened again. He even took my credit and debit cards away for awhile but I have them back now. One thing is for certain, unless I get some kind of huge windfall, I will never be that reckless with spending again.
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@ladym33 (10979)
• United States
7 Jun 09
I did that too, and then tried to hide it, and you are right it is not worth it. When he found out he was more mad about me hiding it from him then he was about the money. When we worked together we got it all paid off, which was something I never could have done myself sneaking around. It is better to just admit and get it over with.
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• United States
8 Jun 09
No, I believe in being honest.
@hmkoct5 (2065)
• United States
20 Jun 09
No, I have never lied to my spouse about money. We pretty much work as a team when it comes to money. There is no need to lie or hide anything. He pretty much stays out of the bill paying and he doesn't care what I buy. He knows that I won't spend more than our budget will allow. I feel very lucky to have him as a husband. He is really laid back and easy to get along with money-wise.
@rainmark (4302)
7 Jun 09
Oh yeah, specially when we are not living together before coz i gave some of the money to my family or sibs to help them.
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@ladym33 (10979)
• United States
8 Jun 09
Well you can do that if you want. If you were not living together it was your money, unless your significant other gave you the money.
@camomom (7535)
• United States
23 Jun 09
I have in the past but not with camodad. I've never lied to him about anything.
@abbey19 (3106)
• Gold Coast, Australia
8 Jun 09
Yes, I have lied to my partner about money. I have a bank account in my name only, because I wanted something of my own, something I can control myself. I think sometimes women can lose their identity in marriage, and I feel that having my own bank account gives me my independence back. We share everything else except this; this is for me!