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* ''Manga/SpyXFamily'': While Sylvia Sherwood normally isn't subjected to this on account of Twlight/Loid Forger being TheAce and managing funds very well, she does explode at him after (due to some pressuring from Frankie) he rents out an entire castle, a plane, and ''the services of all available WISE agents'' so that [[ItMakesSenseInContext he can have them enact an episode]] of [[ShowWithinAShow Spy Wars]] (it's his way of congratulating Anya for getting into Eden Academy) and puts the cost as mission expenses. She's amazed (and slightly impressed) that Loid's response to her indignation is to had her ''another'' bill - in this case, the one for Anya's uniform.

* In ''WesternAnimation/OKKOLetsBeHeroes'', the villain investors for Box More are constantly annoyed with Lord Boxman's antics and obsession with destroying Lakewood Plaza, rather than doing his job of producing robots for them to sell, [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome often threatening to cut his funding because of it]]. It eventually gets to the point where they are more interested in funding Box More once Darrell takes over and Boxman is no longer around to waste their money and resources.

* In ''WesternAnimation/JohnnyTest'', the scientists of Porkbelly University are often this in regards to Susan and Mary's experiments. A notable example in "Johnny Test in 3D" where the scientists supporting the girls' experiment to turn salt water into drinking water grow more frustrated after their many failed attempts. The experiment eventually succeeds, but it now costs ''2.4 million dollars'' [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome to produce just one glass of water to make up for all the wasted time and research money]].

* In ''WesternAnimation/DespicableMe'', Mr. Perkins, the owner of the Bank of Evil, expresses his reluctance to give Gru funding for his moon heist plan unless he has the mentioned shrink ray, [[JerkassHasAPoint pointing out how very few of Gru's schemes actually wind up turning a profit]]. It's after the girls interfere with Gru's video meeting does Perkins decide to completely cut all ties with him, even when Gru has the shrink ray in his possession.

That's when this trope occurs. This trope is when the benefactor of a team or character is notably financially or personally distraught by the actions of the party they support. At best, they'll gripe and complain, but still begrudgingly fund their associates. At worst, they'll cut their associates off completely out of disgust or demand to be compensated due to being in financial ruin. At times the trope can veer into familial ties where a rich parent or UnclePennybags gets fed up with the spending habits of their charge. See DaChief and DaEditor for other bosses often exasperated by their subordinates.

That's when this trope occurs. This trope is when the benefactor of a team or character is notably financially or personally distraught by the actions of the party they support. At best, they'll gripe and complain, but still begrudgingly fund their associates. At worst, they'll cut their associates off completely out of disgust or demand to be compensated due to being in financial ruin. At times the trope can veer into familial ties where a rich parent or UnclePennybags gets fed up with the spending habits of their charge.

* In UsefulNotes/UnitedKingdom, some landowners, as "lay rectors", are under [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chancel_repair_liability chancel repair liability]], meaning they are on the hook for funding repairs at the chancel of a given Anglican church. Such liability is limited, meaning that, in some cases, it can attain a very high sum just for repairs.

* Occurs for the Monarch in ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBros'' where he finds out the family fortune left to him by his deceased parents that he's repeatedly drawn from to fund his supervillain antics has run dry. The account he's had at for decades at the bank he draws his wealth from is now listed as overdrawn and resorts to bank robberies to get by.

* In ''WesternAnimation/OKKOLetsBeHeroes'', the villain investors for Box More are constantly annoyed with Lord Boxman's antics and obsession with destroying Lakewood Plaza than doing his job of producing robots for them to sell, [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome often threatening to cut his funding because of it]]. It eventually gets to the point where they are more interested in funding Box More once Darrell takes over and Boxman is no longer around to waste their money and resources.

* {{Downplayed}} in ''Literature/KrisLongknife: Audacious''. Up to now, Kris has commonly used her trust fund to buy her way out of many problems, but in the middle part of this book she burns so much cash buying access to various databases while doing some HollywoodHacking to get around New Eden's OrwellianEditor planetary government that she's actually in danger of having to touch the principal instead of just the interest dividends.

* Alan Garner is this to his exasperated well-off parents in the ''Film/{{TheHangover}}'' series, essentially blowing much of their money on his insane escapades or whatever amuses him. This reaches its limit in the third film after Alan's incident led to the death of a giraffe he stole from the zoo. Alan's father berates him as a complete waste and is ready to cut him off, but ends up having a heart attack from the stress his son has caused him.

->''"You don't earn earthly money for killing ghosts, you get [[WorthlessCurrency Heaven Coins!]] And [[WalkingDisasterArea when you take out the motherfuckin' city]], every time you take out a [[MonsterOfTheWeek ghost]], I have to pay for it with my earthly cash!"''
-->-- '''Garterbelt from ''Anime/PantyAndStockingWithGarterbelt'''''

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* In ''WesternAnimation/OKKOLetsBeHeroes'', the villain investors for Box More are constantly annoyed with Lord Boxman's antics and obsession with destroying Lakewood Plaza than doing his job of producing robots for them to sell, [[RealityEnsues often threatening to cut his funding because of it]]. It eventually gets to the point where they are more interested in funding Box More once Darrell takes over and Boxman is no longer around to waste their money and resources.

* In ''WesternAnimation/JohnnyTest'', the scientists of Porkbelly University are often this in regards to Susan and Mary's experiments. A notable example in "Johnny Test in 3D" where the scientists supporting the girls' experiment to turn salt water into drinking water grow more frustrated after their many failed attempts. The experiment eventually succeeds, but it now costs ''2.4 million dollars'' [[RealityEnsues to produce just one glass of water to make up for all the wasted time and research money]].

* Alan Garner is this to his exasperated well-off parents in the ''Series/{{TheHangover}}'' series, essentially blowing much of their money on his insane escapades or whatever amuses him. This reaches its limit in the third film after Alan's incident led to the death of a giraffe he stole from the zoo. Alan's father berates him as a complete waste and is ready to cut him off, but ends up having a heart attack from the stress his son has caused him.

->''"You don't earn earthly money for killing ghosts, you get [[CosmeticAward Heaven Coins!]] And [[WalkingDisasterArea when you take out the motherfuckin' city]], every time you take out a [[MonsterOfTheWeek ghost]], I have to pay for it with my earthly cash!"''