"Thrift's an inheritance, and a common enough one here.

The people who settled the country had to save, so making and saving were taught as virtues, and the people, to the third generation, haven't found out that making and saving are only means to an end.

Minafer doesn't believe in money being spent.

He believes God made it to be invested and saved." "But George isn't saving.

He's reckless, and even if he is arrogant and conceited and bad-tempered, he's awfully generous." "Oh, he's an Amberson," said her father.