Context: My father saw me inputting expenses onto an app on my phone after coming out of the convenience store. We live in Asia so this convo was not in English.

Dad: What's that? Did you use your phone to pay?

Me: Nah, I'm just logging expenses.

D: Lol, do you know only women save? Men earn. If you want something, don't save. Just earn more money.

I then go on about saying how logging expenses make me feel in control of my money. Then he left it at that.

He has multiple businesses. We live pretty comfortably.

What I do right now: I only log cash transactions - rounding up to the nearest ten. Logging when I take money out of the ATM as well and how much.