He admits to spending 800 dollars on a mobile game in under 30 minutes, which he considers a significant waste of money.

“before i knew it i had spent 800. yes in under 30 minutes”

He regrets spending money on an older camcorder bought from Craigslist that was not the model listed and lacked necessary functionality.

“I'm like this won't work oh god this doesn't do what i need it to do and and she was like you know she's trying to be like nice and she's like you don't know maybe maybe we can figure something out whatever i'm like it won't work this is a waste of money”

It is normal and necessary to allow for a small amount of financial waste when managing a complex system like a household.

“If you try to go through life eliminating waste 100%, you're probably not doing anything very interesting. So, the more money you spend, the more you're going to waste.”