spendthrift

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When it became clear mom was nearing the end of her life, I suggested she set up a spendthrift trust to protect his inheritance.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 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

I am not a spendthrift, for sure, but I haven’t been frugal either, and I sometimes feel guilty because I think maybe I should have been.

From New York Times • Feb. 22, 2022

The prestige of his outlandish voracity, of his immense capacity as a spendthrift, of his unprecedented hospitality went beyond the borders of the swamp and attracted the best-qualified gluttons from all along the coast.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez