He was,although I think his attitude was fairly common among those of his generation.
I don't know if you've ever read "The Millionaire Next Door" or not,but a lot of the traits in that book were found in my Dad.Basically,it says that the "typical" millionaire in this country is "first generation rich", lives in a nice,but not fancy,neighborhood,tends to drive a fairly modest car,etc,etc....just like my Dad (not that my Dad was rich...).
Yes it was. My Mom&Dad were products of the Depression too. They never had a credit card. Not one. We lived lower middle class. We had everything we needed, only some of what we desired. My parents owed three houses. One brand new home on Long Island in the fantastic fiftes, the 1950`s that is. My Mom handled the money matters. A first rate saver of Dad's hard earned cash.