"It’s like rats in London, I’m never more than 6 feet away from financial disaster."

+ ADHD, unstable incomes, and a cunning plan

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’ve got a Harry Styles gif for every occasion.

Last Friday - Friday the 13th - I woke up early and checked my phone, hoping that my grant payment would have come through. They’d told me i…