coping with a spendthrift theme
A character is troubled because someone they are connected with frivolously spends too much money. A spouse might, for example, be troubled because their partner is shopping or gambling to an extent that it threatens the family's financial security.
5 total · 3 major · 2 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| ahh1x16 | major | Howard was furious to learn that Eve had been spending money so recklessly that she had at least $7,000 in overdue debts. |
| ahp4x23 | major | John drove over his wife, Dorothy, in response to her driving him to his wits end with her profligate ways. |
| ahp7x27 | major | Ralston was dismayed when the writer he was financially supporting kept spending the money on things Ralston deemed luxuries. |
| ahp6x36 | minor | Leonard was squandering lots of money on curios from his wife's point of view. At the same time Leonard was bothered by Elise's wasting money on snake oil remedies. |
| columbo1971e6x03 | minor | Oliver was embezzling money from his accounting firm to support the expensive lifestyle of his beautiful trophy wife, Vivian. |