hˈævɪŋ bˌɪn "wˈaɪpt ˈaʊt" ɪnðə ɡɹˈeɪt dᵻpɹˈɛʃən, hiː ɪz ɐ pˈɛni pˈɪntʃɚ ænd ɡˈɪvz ˈɛθəl vˈɛɹi lˈɪɾəl mˈʌni.
Having been "wiped out" in the Great Depression, he is a penny pincher and gives Ethel very little money.