Can "too often" replace "too much"?

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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It makes it possible for people to pinpoint unnecessary costs that can be reduced, such as going out to eat too much or purchasing pricey clothing.

Can “too often” replace “too much”?

Thanks.

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First, I would like to rephrase your sentence as follows:

It makes it possible for people to pinpoint unnecessary costs that can be reduced, such as eating out too often or purchasing pricey clothing.

So, yes, ‘too often’ can replace ‘too much or too many’

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The original sentence clearly means too often, not too much.

Too often
Countable
How many times you go out to eat

Too much
The quantity
This is usually uncountable, but can also be countable.
A small plate of food or a large plate of food
100 grams of fish or 200 grams of fish
1 hamburger or 2 hamburgers

Too many
Countable quantity
1 hamburger or 2 hamburgers.

1 hamburger or 2 hamburgers can be countable ( number of burgers ) or uncountable ( the total amount of food ).

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You’re absolutely right, because ‘often’ is indicating frequency. That’s why it is an adverb of frequency.

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