Useless or useless ( one word ) means having no practical value, or unfit for its intended purpose--
This TV is useless without the remote--I can't even turn it on.
This drill is useless without the chuck; the bit won't stay in.
Useless may be used figuratively--
He felt useless watching everyone busily working.
It's useless to say you're sorry, when you do this every time we make plans.
Use less or use less ( two words ) means to consume, or to perform some task with ( use ) in a smaller quantity ( less )--
The suds wouldn't be so hard to rinse out if you would use less detergent.
If we keep the heat turned down while we're out, we'll use less electricity.
Now that you know that, you can say--
"Our efforts to spend less money will be useless unless we also try to use less gas and electricity."
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