overspending
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Critics say the app’s countdown timers, amped-up chat feeds and other elements encourage impulse overspending.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Mark Chamberlin, the school’s controller between 2021 and 2023, said he was startled by how weak financial management was, with few internal controls, poor record-keeping and few consequences when overspending came to light.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
On June 9, the company announced plans to raise $7 billion of equity financing to support a surge in artificial-intelligence server orders, causing the stock to sell off on fears of investor dilution and overspending.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
That's something that worries the free debt advice service, Money Wellness, which warns live shopping events are "a recipe for overspending", says external relations manager Rebecca Lamb.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
In this protracted struggle, good management dictates that we resist overspending as resolutely as we oppose under-spending.
From State of the Union Address by Dwight D. (Dwight David) Eisenhower
