pound-foolish (adjective)

1. In the horror movie, the protagonist's decision to buy a haunted mansion without inspecting it properly proved to be pound-foolish when supernatural events began to occur.

2. The anime series portrayed a character who wasted all their money on useless gadgets, demonstrating their pound-foolish nature.

3. According to mythology, the king's pound-foolishness led him to make extravagant purchases, which eventually bankrupted his kingdom.

4. In the film, the pound-foolish protagonist spent all their winnings on luxury items instead of investing and ended up losing everything.