People close to Evelyn Lutz wouldn t be surprised to learn she grew up in lean times.
There were subtle clues the large stash of disposable paper cups she kept in a kitchen cupboard, the friend s untouched pancakes she took home rather than let them go to waste that hinted at a life lived without frills.
Evelyn Evie Lutz was born in the height of the Great Depression, and though she went on to have a successful career as a nurse and educator, she always maintained the spartan lifestyle she learned as a child only buying what she needed, hunting for bargains, saving and reusing trivial items other people would throw away.