Scary isn't it? But that's exactly what a survey by MSN (as reported here on Channel 4's money portal) has uncovered. One in three admitted to misleading their partner, friends, even financial advisor (how's that for counterproductive?) as to their true level of personal debt. The theory is that the primary lie is really aimed inward... and that the perpetrator of the lie is actually too stressed and frightened to face up to their own situation.