unthrift

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Terrible as are the results of drunkenness, impurity, unthrift, idleness, disregard of sanitary rules, it is not possible, looking fairly at the facts, to regard these as the main sources of poverty.

From Problems of Poverty by Hobson, J. A. (John Atkinson)

Through unthrift and extravagance he had failed to lay by any store from his earnings; he had wasted his own and his lord's substance.

From Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern by Talmage, James Edward

There is for the most part a great overgrowth and overrunning of the least desirable elements, a general air of slovenliness and unthrift.

From A Trip to Cuba by Howe, Julia Ward

Thou careless unthrift, ill-luck follows i' thy wake.

From Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 by Roby, John

Gesticulating, his voice rising into a senile scream, he upbraided me for folly, extravagance, unthrift and prodigality.

From Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire by White, Edward Lucas