It wastes materials, but worse than that, it squanders human idealism, energy, wealth and life. Unbeknown to Winifred, Dartie frequently squanders her money on gambling and failed business ventures. If one squanders wealth, one will eventually lose all the accumulated wealth. Jamie is extremely wealthy, and he squanders his wealth largely on drugs and alcohol. The swindling is caught in a bar where he squanders the money of those people. Lapena squanders opportunity after opportunity, leading his men toward disaster and Victor's trap. With no work on hand, he squanders his time with his four friends.