"Profligate spending" refers to the act of spending money irresponsibly or excessively, often without thinking about the long-term consequences. It implies wastefulness, lack of control, and disregard for saving or budgeting. Full definition
New York is trying to curb profligate spending by the title insurance industry, which is pushing back hard. (nystateofpolitics.com)
Years of profligate spending and crushing taxes have left the state with a $ 10 billion budget shortfall. (nationalreview.com)
All three of Ms. Gillibrand's Republican challengers made shaking up Washington and reining in profligate spending a centerpiece of their campaigns. (nytimes.com)