0 spending money or using something in a way that wastes it and is not wise: --
1 someone who behaves in a way that is morally wrong or who spends and wastes a lot of money: --
He is a drunkard and a profligate.
2 wasting something, esp. money: --
profligate spending
We can complete it step by step however long the road is and it can't be completed however short the road is if you don't even mark your footprint.
Можем да го завършим стъпка по стъпка, колкото и дълъг да е пътят и не може да бъде завършен, колкото и кратък да е пътят, ако дори не маркирате отпечатъка си.