What’s the best way to hide extravagant purchases from the hubby? Why, pay in cash, of course. Apparently, the phenom of women (even those who make their own money) hiding their purchases of $2,000 bags is still alive and kicking. (via NYTimes)

“A 40-year-old money manager at a hedge fund in the New York area said he travels to Atlantic City with buddies a few times a year and drops up to $10,000 on blackjack, which he never discusses with his wife. The man, the sole earner in the family, suspects that his wife regularly pays cash at SoHo boutiques. ‘She’ll have six pairs of new shoes, which won’t show up on the credit card bill,’ he said. ‘I don’t discuss it with her because we don’t have an affordability issue. It’s the cost of marriage, and auditing my wife doesn’t make sense as long as it’s under control.’”

P.S. Is it me or does the NYT have a mandate to include a quote from an investment banker-type in every article they do?