Angela Brazil 
Lucky Girl 
juvenile classic

‘There’s no doubt about it, we really must economize somehow!’ sighed Mrs. Woodward helplessly, with her housekeeping book in one hand, and her bank pass-book in the other, and an array of bills spread out on the table in front of her. ‘Children, do you hear what I say? The war will make a great difference to our income, and we can’t—simply can’t—go on living in exactly the old way. The sooner we all realize it the better. I wish I knew where to begin.’