Financial Infidelity Survey

A non-profit organization, CESI Debt Solutions, recently completed a survey of more than 200 American consumers. The survey revealed some interesting facts about how couples manage their finances in a marriage and revealed frequent financial infidelity.

According to the survey 80% of couples have at least one member who spends money their spouse does not know about. Almost 20% of married individuals have a credit card with a balance unknown to their spouse. 38% of those with secret spending habits and credit card balances worry their spouse would consider divorce if they ever learned of the Financial Infidelity.

Clothing and Accessories top the list of secret purchases with 35% of respondents reporting they buy purses, clothing, shoes, jewelry, etc.. in secret.

When asked why the spending was kept secret, the overwhelming majority said it was to avoid problems at home.

Access the full Press Release here https://www.cesidebtsolutions.org/downloads/marriageanddebt.pdf