article_snippet.sent: A staggering 1.2 million either possess a secret credit card of hide purchases from a secret credit card of hide purchases partner.
article_snippet.sent: According to new research, one in ten cardholders, or an estimated 800,000 Australians, also admit their credit card spending has lead to an argument with a partner.
article_snippet.sent: Put it on plastic: A new study of Australians' spending habits reveals that 1.2 million either have a secret credit card or hide purchases from a partner .
article_snippet.sent: A new study of Australians' spending habits found that the biggest culprits of covert credit behaviour are women.
article_snippet.sent: 17 per cent will hide their credit card spending, versus 14 per cent of men.
article_snippet.sent: 17 per cent will hide their credit card spending, versus 14 per cent of men .
article_snippet.sent: However, Victorians had the most cunning credit card behaviour with 18 per cent admitting to a secret credit card versus the 9 per cent of Queenslanders.
article_snippet.sent: n’t pay off their bill each month and 96 per cent make at least one unplanned purchase per month .
article_snippet.sent: Yet, when it comes to spending habits across the board, credit card holders  were found to have a penchant for purchasing over paying back.
article_snippet.sent: One in three don’t pay off their bill each month and 96 per cent  make at least one unplanned purchase a month, with shopping sprees being the most common transaction.
article_snippet.sent: With the latest Reserve Bank Australia research showing Australians currently owe a net worth of over $50.1 billion across 16 million credit cards, it then comes at no surprise card holders are hiding no surprise card holders  habits.
highlights_snippet.sent: New survey  analysed Australian credit card habits .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: 15 per cent admit to having a credit card their partner 
highlights_snippet.sent: One in ten have fights with partners over credit card purchases .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: 17 per cent of women hide women spending, versus 14 per cent of men .