TARP Wife's Tale Of Woe Angers Many
Filed under: Wealth

The case of the mystery "TARP wife" who spilled the secrets of her diminished spending capacity on Portfolio yesterday has many wondering who she is. The article tells the story of the wife as she turns down invitations, goes shopping in her own closet and forgoes a Michelin-starred restaurant for her husband's birthday celebration. The wife concedes that she "may not win much sympathy" because she and her husband "still live in relative luxury, we can afford almost everything we need" but says that they are getting "squeezed." The media has savaged the piece as being yet another in a series of the tales of the formerly rich that the many news outlets have doted on in recent months. NY Magazine's Daily Intel goes one step further, positing a potential suspect for the mystery wife, Liz Peek, whose husband is Jeffrey Peek of CIT Group.

Live from Google I/O's 2013 opening keynote!
Chili's Waitress Fired Over Facebook Post Insulting 'Stupid Cops'
Save on Spring Cleaning With a New Vacuum -- Savings Experiment
Billboard Music Awards: Worst Dressed (or Most Daring?) From Past Red Carpets
HSBC Plans 14,000 More Job Cuts
Forbidden America: Cold War-Era Map Shows No-Go Zones For Soviet Tourists
BBC Host Paula White Pulled Off Air After Sounding Drunk
Man Takes Dump In Background Of Instructional Workout Video
Tenants: Stench of Death Makes St. Louis Complex 'Unlivable'
Famous Roadside Attractions