"Biggest money mistake? Letting myself be talked out of buying Amazon shares in 2012."

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Hi and welcome to The Ladybird Purse, my weekly newsletter about women and money. I’m not a financial advisor and am in no way qualified to give financial advice. But I can find you a Harry Styles gif for every emotion.

One morning last week, I woke up to find an email from my one remaining credit card offering me a credit increase. I sat bolt upright. …