bɪkˈʌz hiː lˈɪvd dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə pˈɑːvɚɾi ʌvðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti z, hˈɑːnstɹə ɡɹˈuː ˌʌp wɪððə mˈaɪndsɛt ðæt ɪn ˈɔːɹdɚ tə ɡɛt ðə mˈoʊst ˌaʊɾəv lˈaɪf, hiː wʊd nˈiːd tə wˈɜːk hˈɑːɹd ænd lˈaɪv bᵻlˌoʊ hɪz mˈiːnz ɪn ˈɔːɹdɚ tə sɚvˈaɪv.
Because he lived during the poverty of the 1920s, Haanstra grew up with the mindset that in order to get the most out of life, he would need to work hard and live below his means in order to survive.