spendthrift
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A “special-needs trust,” for the record, is similar to a spendthrift trust in that it’s also irrevocable and protected against creditors.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 23, 2026
Yardeni Research President Ed Yardeni said Thursday that the results offer the “latest evidence that consumers have continued their spendthrift ways.”
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
No one today any longer wishes to hear jokes about nagging mothers-in-law, spendthrift wives or old jalopies, and the men and women who once told them to hardy plaudits are now forgotten.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025
Trusts also allow you to put restrictions on how money is spent, which can be important if your heir is a minor child, a spendthrift or someone reliant on public benefits.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 29, 2024
Mr. Tomony who owned the pawnshop came home in a hansom cab from his spendthrift evening in New York.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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The Catcher in the Rye
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