Secret and Lies

I am a very private person, I have strong opinions but on the whole I keep these to my self.
I don't boast about what I have or what I have done because I feel this is unfair to those less fortunate then myself
I don't possess that nasty trait of jealously and certainly don't tell lies however I do keep secrets, for me it's on a need to know basis!

So you couldn't quantify the immense shock I gained when a aunt who was cross that I only gave 30 euro wedding present to my cousin accused me for being tight considering I was a very rich woman!
This couldn't be further from the truth as I in fact gave a 50 euros and I am not a very rich woman. her rudeness was enough to make me back out of the situation without backlash.

A few weeks later I related the conversation to a family member to which she replied 'well I overheard you telling someone that you have blah blah blah'
This is something I am extremely proud of not because it's worth heaps but because I gained it solely by working hard and on my own.
The problem is, I actually never told this person I had it so she thought I was liar and doing so to make me look better..

This is when the secrets kick one in the arse! Though it has been pointed out to me that if these people really knew me that would know I am really not like that in the first place!